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85 [eighty-five]

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85 [åttiofem]	Fråga – förfluten tid 1

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Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures cause strong reactions. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…

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How much did you drink?	H_r m_c_e_ h_r n_ d_u_k_t_ Hur mycket har ni druckit? H__ m_____ h__ n_ d_______ Hur mycket har ni druckit? ___ ______ ___ __ ________ Hur mycket har ni druckit?
How much did you work?	H_r m_c_e_ h_r n_ a_b_t_t_ Hur mycket har ni arbetat? H__ m_____ h__ n_ a_______ Hur mycket har ni arbetat? ___ ______ ___ __ ________ Hur mycket har ni arbetat?
How much did you write?	H_r m_c_e_ h_r n_ s_r_v_t_ Hur mycket har ni skrivit? H__ m_____ h__ n_ s_______ Hur mycket har ni skrivit? ___ ______ ___ __ ________ Hur mycket har ni skrivit?

How did you sleep?	H_r h_r n_ s_v_t_ Hur har ni sovit? H__ h__ n_ s_____ Hur har ni sovit? ___ ___ __ ______ Hur har ni sovit?
How did you pass the exam?	H_r h_r n_ k_a_a_ p_o_e_ ? Hur har ni klarat provet ? H__ h__ n_ k_____ p_____ ? Hur har ni klarat provet ? ___ ___ __ ______ ______ _ Hur har ni klarat provet ?
How did you find the way?	H_r h_r n_ h_t_a_ v_g_n_ Hur har ni hittat vägen? H__ h__ n_ h_____ v_____ Hur har ni hittat vägen? ___ ___ __ ______ ______ Hur har ni hittat vägen?

Who did you speak to?	M_d v_m h_r n_ t_l_t_ Med vem har ni talat? M__ v__ h__ n_ t_____ Med vem har ni talat? ___ ___ ___ __ ______ Med vem har ni talat?
With whom did you make an appointment?	V_m h_r n_ s_ä_t t_ä_f m_d_ Vem har ni stämt träff med? V__ h__ n_ s____ t____ m___ Vem har ni stämt träff med? ___ ___ __ _____ _____ ____ Vem har ni stämt träff med?
With whom did you celebrate your birthday?	V_m h_r n_ f_r_t f_d_l_e_a_ m_d_ Vem har ni firat födelsedag med? V__ h__ n_ f____ f_________ m___ Vem har ni firat födelsedag med? ___ ___ __ _____ __________ ____ Vem har ni firat födelsedag med?

Where were you?	V_r h_r n_ v_r_t_ Var har ni varit? V__ h__ n_ v_____ Var har ni varit? ___ ___ __ ______ Var har ni varit?
Where did you live?	V_r h_r n_ b_t_? Var har ni bott? V__ h__ n_ b____ Var har ni bott? ___ ___ __ _____ Var har ni bott?
Where did you work?	V_r h_r n_ a_b_t_t_ Var har ni arbetat? V__ h__ n_ a_______ Var har ni arbetat? ___ ___ __ ________ Var har ni arbetat?

What did you suggest?	V_d h_r n_ r_k_m_e_d_r_t_ Vad har ni rekommenderat? V__ h__ n_ r_____________ Vad har ni rekommenderat? ___ ___ __ ______________ Vad har ni rekommenderat?
What did you eat?	V_d h_r n_ ä_i_? Vad har ni ätit? V__ h__ n_ ä____ Vad har ni ätit? ___ ___ __ _____ Vad har ni ätit?
What did you come to know?	V_d h_r n_ f_t_ r_d_ p_? Vad har ni fått reda på? V__ h__ n_ f___ r___ p__ Vad har ni fått reda på? ___ ___ __ ____ ____ ___ Vad har ni fått reda på?

How fast did you drive?	H_r f_r_ h_r n_ k_r_? Hur fort har ni kört? H__ f___ h__ n_ k____ Hur fort har ni kört? ___ ____ ___ __ _____ Hur fort har ni kört?
How long did you fly?	H_r l_n_e h_r n_ f_u_i_? Hur länge har ni flugit? H__ l____ h__ n_ f______ Hur länge har ni flugit? ___ _____ ___ __ _______ Hur länge har ni flugit?
How high did you jump?	H_r h_g_ h_r n_ h_p_a_? Hur högt har ni hoppat? H__ h___ h__ n_ h______ Hur högt har ni hoppat? ___ ____ ___ __ _______ Hur högt har ni hoppat?

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