00264--[DOUBLE] Willing suspension of disbelief in THE BIG BANG THEORY

[DOUBLE] Willing suspension of disbelief in THE BIG BANG THEORY


Willing suspension of disbelief is a term coined in 1817 by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge who suggested that if a writer could infuse a "human interest and a semblance of truth" into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgment concerning the implausibility of the narrative. [Wikipedia]

In simple words we keep aside our reason and enjoy the art or literature. Where reason kills the amusement or thrill or joy, the willing suspension of disbelief prepares the ground for harmony with the artist or writer. That ( willing suspension of disbelief) is a small price we pay for being subjected to a great experience.

Sheldon is a collection of strange behaviours. To enjoy the work of art, namely Sheldon, the audience practices the attitude which Coleridge called as Willing suspension of disbelief.

When [S07E06] Sheldon snatches the cookie from Leaonard and says, “Now give me that cookie I discovered an element”, we need to have a double willing suspension of disbelief. Because we had already practiced this attitude with Sheldon's antipathy for his food being touched by others.

We all very well remember the incident in which Sheldon throws away the food just because Penny has touched it. Now will such a person take someone else's cookie even if it is to show off the importance he gained after he made a great discovery? 

We are OK with Sheldon's that habit (thanks to our capacity to suspend disbelief) but now he behaves the opposite as he snatches a cookie from Leonard. That too is OK. Again thanks to our capacity to suspend disbelief.

We watch TBBT to laugh. Therefore we keep aside our reasoning and laugh when Sheldon says,“Now give me that cookie I discovered an element”. But here we are suspending our disbelief for the second time. I would like to call it DOUBLE SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF.

However “reason” is the substratum. TBBT had to introduce a new character named Lucy to make Raj to talk in front of women without the help of alcohol. Raj's cure is made possible without the willing suspension of disbelief from the part of the audience.


I LOVE THE BIG BANG THEORY!!!!





00263--SINGULAR-PLURAL [ENGLISH GRAMMAR]




Singular
Plural
alga
algae
lamina
laminae
nebula
nebulae
alumna
alumnae
larva
larvae
papilla
papillae
beau
beaux
chateau
chateaux
plateau
plateaux
bureau
bureaux
milieu
milieux
tableau
tableaux
appendix
appendices
cortex
cortices
matrix
matrices
calix
calixices
helix
helixices
radix
radixices
amanuensis
amanuenses
crisis
crises
oasis
oases
parenthesis
parentheses
ellipsis
ellipses
analysis
analyses
antithesis
antitheses
hypothesis
hypotheses
synopsis
synopses
axis
axes
metamorphosis
metamorphoses
basis
bases
concerto grosso
concerti grossi
graffito
graffiti
ripieno
ripieni
maestro
maestri
virtuoso
virtuosi
criterion
criteria
parhelion
parhelia
phenomenon
phenomena
Chassis
(s=silent)
Chassis
(s is pronounced as z)
Corps
(s=silent)
Corps
(s is pronounced as z)
stratum
strata
speculum
specula
spectrum
spectra
minimum
minima
maximum
maxima
epithalamium
epithalamia
datum
data
curriculum
curricula
crematorium
crematoria
compendium
compendia
bacterium
bacteria
bacterium
bacteria
bacillus
bacilli
bronchus
bronchi
cactus
cacti
calculus
Calculi
fungus
fungi
nucleus
nuclei
radius
radii
stimulus
stimuli



00262--CONFUSABLES [ENGLISH GRAMMAR]

CONFUSABLE S





canvas
a rough cloth
canvass
to ask for votes
centenarian
someone who is at least 100 years old
centurion
the commander of a company of 100 men in the ancient Roman army
cereal
food processed from grain
serial
a book or radio or television performance delivered in instalments
ceremonial
describes the ritual used for a formal religious or public event
ceremonious
describes the type of person who likes to behave over-formally on social occasions
childish
of, like, or appropriate to a child
childlike
having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child
clothes

garments
cloths
the material out of which clothEs are made
canon
is a cleric
cannon
is a large gun
cast
  • a group of actors in a play
  • a plaster CAST
  • throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction 
caste
a social group
cite
to refer to
sight
vision
site
land for a particular purpose
complement
that which completes
compliment
praise
alley
a little lane
ally
a friend
contemptible
worthy of contempt
contemptuous
a person who shows contempt is
contemptuous
council
a board of elected representatives
counsel
advice
councillor
an electedrepresentative
counsellor
one who gives professional guidance
credible
believable
credulous
gullible
currant
a small dried grape used in cooking
current
  • a steady flow of water, air
or electricity
  • happening at the present time
allude
to refer to indirectly
elude
to evade capture or recall
allusion
an indirect reference
delusion
a false belief
illusion
a deceptive appearance
alternate
  • alternate Mondays (every other)
  • alternate between two moods
alternative
  • another possibility
  • two choices
amoral
not being governed by
moral laws
immoral
means breaking the moral
laws
astronomy
the scientific study of the stars and planets
astrology
the study of theinfluence of the stars and planets on human life and fortune
beside
  • next to
  • by the side of
besides
  • Also
  • as well as
blond
to describe men’s hair
blonde
to describe women’s hair
boarder
a person who pays to live in someone’s house
border
the edge or boundary of something
born
eg. He was born in 1989.
borne
bear-bore-borne (past participle)
dairy
a building or room for the processing, storage, and distribution of milk and milk products
diary
a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences
decent
conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour
descent
  • act of coming down
  • ancestry
desert
  • abandon in a way considered disloyal or treacherous 
  • sandy
dessert
a pudding
disinterested
impartial, unselfish, acting for the good of others and not for yourself
uninterested
bored
economic
related to the economy
economical
  • Thrifty
  • avoiding extravagance
effective
able to produce a result
efficient
working well without wasting time, money or effort
eligible
suitably qualified
legible
able to be read
emigrant
leaves his or her country to live in another
immigrant
moves into a country to live permanently
eminent
famous
imminent
about to happen
epigram
a short witty saying
epitaph
an inscription on a tombstone
exceptionable
open to objection
exceptional
unusual
exhausting
tiring
exhaustive
  • Thorough
  • fully comprehensive
explicit
stated clearly and openly
implicit
implied but not actually stated
fewer
  • the comparative form of ‘few’
  • used with plural nouns
  • eg. fewer children
less
  • the comparative form of ‘little’
  • a small amount’
  • eg. less enthusiasm
  • less than is used with number alone; eg. Less than ten
fiance´
masculine
fiance´e
feminine
heroin
a drug
heroine
a female hero
historic
  • famous in history
  • memorable
  • likely to go down in recorded history
historical
existing in the past
imaginary
existing only in theimagination
imaginative
showing or having a vivid imagination
impractical
could be done but not    worth doing
impracticable
incapable of being done
industrial
associated withmanufacturing
industrious
hard-working
its
  • a possessive adjective 
  • eg. its colour
it's
  • It is 
  • it has
judicial
pertaining to courts of law and judges
judicious
showing good judgment
later
  • the comparative of ‘late’
  • shows time
latter
  • the opposite of ‘former’
  • shows position
lay
  • Lay-laid-laid
  • lay down the weapon
  • she laid an egg yesterday
  • she has laid an egg already
lie
  • Lie-lay-lain
  • I lie down for rest.
  • I lay down for rest yesterday
  • i have lain down in the shadow of this tree many a time.
luxuriant
growing abundantly
luxurious
rich and costly
masterful
dominating
masterly
very skilful
medal
a small metal disc given as an honour
meddle
to interfere
momentary
Lasting only for moments
momentous
of great significance
official
  • Authorised
  • formal
officious
  • Self-important
  • interfering
partake
to share with others (especially food and drink)
participate
  • to join in an activity
  • to play a part in
personal
Of or pertaining to a particular person
personnel
  • Employees
  • office staff
principal
  • chief teacher
  • important
principle
moral rule
quiet
silent
quite
very
sceptic
One who doubts
septic
Infected by bacteria
sew
stitch
sow
  • Plant
  • scatter
social
related to society
sociable
friendly
stationary
  • Not moving
  • still
stationery
  • Writing materials
  • envelops
  • office materials
veracity
truthfulness
voracity
greed


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