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Have you ever been invaded by an earworm?

Have you ever been invaded by an earworm?

Date: Jun 25 2007

Topic: Vocabulary

Author: Michellita

Lesson

EARWORM - noun

We all know that feeling of hearing a tune on the radio and then being bothered by it for the rest of the day. Now we've finally got a name for 'this song which keeps going round and round in my head'. This is the earworm, invading our consciousness for several hours until it finally gets removed, often by another earworm

 Example

"The company shifted its focus from background music to foreground; the music suddenly wanted to be noticed, to implant 'earworms' - musical phrases you can't get out of your head - into the disc changer of your brain."(Washington Post, 19th June 2005)  

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weiniland

weiniland

China

oh,it’s perfectly true!Even sometimes when i’m having an important test,the earworm haunts in my head,not giving a second of break!The horrible earworm…

02:35 AM Nov 14 2008 |

Mirza Tauseef Ahmed

Pakistan

Money mouth

Oh Yeh what to write about this topic, one cannot comment unless experienced by it.  Obviously, all the people are english learner at tis site. So its good that some new topic has come on the surface for discussion. I'm sure it helped the english learner to increase their vocabulary.

02:29 PM Jul 26 2008 |

figi

figi

Turkey

yeah earworm! it often happens to me:P

12:14 PM Jul 20 2008 |

TABSCOOB

Mexico

OK IS EASY BUT I CAN´T STAND TO LOT!!!!

JOJOJOJOJOJO

GRETINGS MÉXICO.

 

06:22 PM Apr 08 2008 |

bluese

bluese

Turkey

hello l like you too.l love you my babyKiss

08:55 PM Feb 26 2008 |

hbj0420

China

a good lesson!but i can't understand clearly!

12:05 AM Feb 25 2008 |

caprin

caprin

Germany

a nice lesson

06:23 PM Feb 20 2008 |

bluese

bluese

Turkey

very beatiful

10:24 PM Feb 17 2008 |

mesutalp

mesutalp

Turkey

hi

 

11:51 AM Jan 06 2008 |

sparks007

sparks007

China

hello,happy days,give me your answer,wi can make friends.Cool

01:27 AM Dec 09 2007 |

vero_cobain

Argentina

i am new here but i love your lessons…it is a pleasure to read what u write…i am looking forward seeing your next lesson

02:23 AM Oct 17 2007 |

Rigoberta

Rigoberta

Guatemala

you’re good for to create lessons.

10:29 PM Jun 26 2007 |

john

johnSuper Member!

United States

always love your lessons, michellita!

09:18 PM Jun 25 2007 |

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