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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
Sex Pistols is the best band and maximum exponent of the punk genre in England.
When we used ms-dos nobody dreamed of the existence of 1 Megabyte.
From before reaching his majority, he already had silver hair.
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The Pistols were awesome, and remain in the punk / rock pantheon. So were The Clash and dozens of other bands from that time.
Oh, now I'm getting nostalgic ...
p.s. Since you know about both the Pistols and MS-DOS, I assume you're about my age. Still young, but starting to look and feel a bit old and peaceful.
Rock on!!!!
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I was convinced that you would like that prayer because I know you love punk rock.
Regarding the ms-dos, those of us who live that experience are more aware of the advances that computing has made. This generation of millennials will never understand what a diskette is and even a tape cassette.
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Ya, LPs, cassettes, and, going back another decade, 8-track tapes!! Remember them?
Nor will the millennials ever understand what it was like to work on a simple word processor. Or, a few decades previously, a typewriter!!
I remember when my university installed a few clunky computers, way up on the 4th floor of the library. My Vietnamese-American friend told me about them, all excited and optimistic. I shrugged, and continued to type my essays on my trusty typewriter.
She went on to establish a computer services company, and she eventually made shitloads of money maintaining computers and intranets for various large corporations and banks.
Me, I got a jobs as an English teacher and as an editor and writer. And a freelance writer on Steemit!! :-)
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I started with "wordstar". You had to memorize a series of commands just to set the margins or for a word in italics.
Recently I took out some cassettes with the intention of having an old recording of mine. When my 14-year-old daughter saw me the cassettes in my hand she asked me: what is that daddy? I could not believe it, I thought I was kidding. But then I came to my senses and I understood that she had never had the opportunity to know what it was. So I had to give him a little explanation and demonstration. You know what? she got bored with my explanation.
I'm going to look for my old machine and I'm going to take a trip to the past. I'm sure I'll miss the "backspace".
PS: dear friend, I have always thought that your initiative with "MY VOCAB PRACTICE" is simply great. I would like other Venezuelan friends of mine to do these practices.
Would it bother you if I made a small post on my blog inviting your practices?
If you think in another way that I could promote this, let me know please.
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Please, make a post inviting others to come to my Vocab-ability posts. There are just under 100 posts remaining, so there's still plenty to learn.
And once I finish this ~400 post series, I'm thinking or re-running the entire series, with a slightly revised format. Why not...?
Thanks for taking part actively. Cheers!
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Thank you Friend.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
He tried to reach the maximum level in his favourite game.
I was asked how many megabytes I have on my computer so I can see if I can install the game or not.
The majority decided to move into a different place.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Maximum:
We are going to have a talk about how you are going to maximize your time out here in the wilderness.
Megabyte:
Charlie sat across the table from Ron who was busy taking a mega-bite out of a hotdog and said, "The megabyte is going to be the greatest thing man has ever dreamed of."
Majority:
The majority of my brain cells think that is okay to live under the dire situations I have put them through.
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I agree, big, juicy, oily hot dogs covered in all sorts of delicious condiments are among the greatest things man has ever conceived. (That was your implied point ... wasn't it? Or did I misread it?? :-) )
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It could work your way. Funny when I think about it like that.
I was thinking the time when they came out with these huge ass computers and thought they hit the pinnacle of success. Some relatively short years later, bam, something tinier and much more easy to carry around.
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And I believe the majority of the company policies are against the workers!! That's the way of the world.
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Maximum:
Uganda's top prison has maximum security because it keeps malevolent people.
Megabyte:
In some parts of the ocean, the network is poor that you hardly can download a single megabyte of data.
Majority:
The majority of the people in United Kingdom seem not to support BREXIT.
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Fifteen gallons of gas are the maximum amount you can put into this type of automobile.
His old computer only holds 20 megabyte of space on it.
The majority of workers from the engineering company are contractors from other countries.
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"Use the proper dose for the maximum effect", the Doctor instructed his patient.
When I tried downloading the application through WiFi, it stopped downloading just some few megabytes left to complete download.
Majority of the senators in the house of assembly voted a yes for the Bill to be passed and implemented.
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Use a maximum dose for an amazing effect!
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MY VOCAB PRACTICES
1-Maximum- The maximum stock level in the store should not be more than 100000 units
2-Megabyte- mostly, people prefer using megabyte out of all the units.
3-Majority - the majority party are the most corrupt party.
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