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  2. Three wise monkeys - Wikipedia

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    Three wise monkeys variation : "Hear, see, speak only good" The opposite version of the three wise monkeys can also be found. In this case, one monkey holds its hands to its eyes to focus vision, the second monkey cups its hands around its ears to improve hearing, and the third monkey holds its hands to its mouth like a bullhorn.

  3. Al-Qalam 51-52 - Wikipedia

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    An Iranian art related to verse of evil eye. The Verse of Evil Eye ( Arabic: آیه وَإِن يَكَادُ) is verses 51 and 52 of Al-Qalam ( Q68:51-52) in the Quran. It is usually recited for protection from the evil eye. It states: "And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and ...

  4. Eye dialect - Wikipedia

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    Eye dialect is a writer's use of deliberately nonstandard spelling either because they do not consider the standard spelling a good reflection of the pronunciation or because they are intending to portray informal or low-status language usage. [ 1][ 2] The term was coined by George Philip Krapp to refer to a literary technique that implies the ...

  5. McGurk effect - Wikipedia

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    McGurk effect. The McGurk effect is a perceptual phenomenon that demonstrates an interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception. The illusion occurs when the auditory component of one sound is paired with the visual component of another sound, leading to the perception of a third sound. [ 1] The visual information a person gets ...

  6. Suzi Quatro - Wikipedia

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    Her family name of "Quattrocchi" ("four eyes", meaning "bespectacled") was shortened to Quatro. [8] Quatro's family was living in Detroit when she was born. She has three sisters, a brother, and one older half-sister. Her parents fostered several other children while she was growing up.

  7. When I See You Smile - Wikipedia

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    When I See You Smile. " When I See You Smile " is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by American-British glam metal band Bad English. It was released in September 1989 as the second single taken from their self-titled debut album released in 1989. The power ballad [ 4] is the band's most successful song, reaching number-one in both ...

  8. Heart of Glass (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Heart of Glass" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie, written by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. It was featured on the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines (1978), and was released as the album's third single in January 1979 and reached number one on the charts in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

  9. Emoticon - Wikipedia

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    An equal sign is often used for the eyes in place of the colon, seen as =). It has become more acceptable to omit the hyphen, whether a colon or an equal sign is used for the eyes. [56] One linguistic study has indicated that the use of a nose in an emoticon may be related to the user's age, with younger people less likely to use a nose. [57]