Explore from Your 'Armchair' — VOA Learning English
Topics: суспільство
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And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give definitions, examples, and notes on usage.
Today we talk about a piece of furniture used for sitting. As the name suggests, an armchair has extensions for resting your arms. So, armchairs are more comfortable than other chairs. In fact, they are so comfortable that people sit in them for hours.
Besides being a kind of furniture, Americans use the word “armchair” in front of other words. They do this to describe different sorts of people and the experiences they might or might not have.
For example, some experiences can be called vicarious. If you live…
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