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Writers often talk about falling into one of two camps when it comes to tackling a novel. "Plotters" prefer to outline as much as possible ahead of time and write with a clear sense of where the story is going. "Pantsers" argue that an outline is stifling, or that they can't envision the ending until they reach it. Flying by the seat of their pants provides the spontaneity they need for a creative rush.
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æ (called an ash), which sounded like the “a” of “cat”;
þ (thorn), which could sound like the voiceless “th” of “thing” or the voiced “th” of “the”;
ð (eth), which was used more or less interchangeably with the þ (thorn) for those “th” sounds;
ƿ (wynn), an early “w”;
ʒ (yogh), which could sound like “y” or like the “ch” of the German ich. (For instance, “niȝth,” a Middle English spelling of “night,” sounded like “nicht.”)
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This principle states that, as a shape grows in size, its volume grows faster than its surface area. When applied to the real world, this principle has many implications which are important in fields ranging from mechanical engineering to biomechanics. It helps explain phenomena including why large mammals like elephants have a harder time cooling themselves than small ones like mice, and why building taller and taller skyscrapers is increasingly difficult.
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