Pronunciation Challenge Why Don't Country Flags Use The Color Purple?

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Did you notice that few country flags use purple?

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A single pound of dye cost three pounds of gold, which is the equivalent of fifty six thousand dollars today. So since the sheer price of purple was so astronomically high, no one not even the richest nations could afford to have purple on their flag.

Key Vocabulary

1. equivalent

equivalent

[ɪˋkwɪvələnt] (n.)

equal

[ˈiːkwəl] (adj.)

equality

[ɪˈkwɒləti] (n.)

2. sheer

sheer

[ʃɪr] (adj.)

pure

[pjʊə] (adj.)

thorough

[ˈθʌrə] (adj.)

3. astronomically

astronomically

[ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪkəli] (adv.)

enormously

[ɪˈnɔːməsli] (adv.)

tremendously

[trɪˈmendəsli] (adv.)

4. nation

nation

[ˈneɪʃn] (n.)

country

[ˈkʌntri] (n.)