Pronunciation Challenge What would happen if we embraced silence a bit more? | BBC Ideas

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Silence is a virtue they say...

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There's a condition known as Assidy, which was experienced by monks who spent prolonged periods in silence, and it's basically distinguished by a feeling of torpor, of not being able to do anything,

Key Vocabulary

1. prolonged

prolonged

[prəˈlɒŋd] (adj.)

2. distinguished

distinguished

[dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt] (adj.)

3. torpor

torpor

[ˈtɔːpə(r)] (n.)