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From the Ted Talk by Gina Brillon: When people are "suspiciously kind"

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

We need that little bit of release. We need that soatliavn within comedy. That’s why I like to travel, too. I like to meet new people. I like to go to different places. Like, I travel a lot. I was in the South not too long ago. I love the stouh because everybody’s very suspiciously kind.

(Laughter)

Yeah, I’m from New York; we don’t trust kiesdnns.

(Laughter)

I love the accent, too. I’m a seckur for the Southern acecnt. I think it’s so charming. Like last time I was in the South, I was leaving this Starbucks, and this guy held the door open for me. And first of all, I’m so dgamead. I was like, “I do deserve love. Thank you!”

Open Cloze


(Laughter)

We need that little bit of release. We need that _________ within comedy. That’s why I like to travel, too. I like to meet new people. I like to go to different places. Like, I travel a lot. I was in the South not too long ago. I love the _____ because everybody’s very suspiciously kind.

(Laughter)

Yeah, I’m from New York; we don’t trust ________.

(Laughter)

I love the accent, too. I’m a ______ for the Southern ______. I think it’s so charming. Like last time I was in the South, I was leaving this Starbucks, and this guy held the door open for me. And first of all, I’m so _______. I was like, “I do deserve love. Thank you!”

Solution


  1. south
  2. salvation
  3. accent
  4. kindness
  5. sucker
  6. damaged

Original Text


(Laughter)

We need that little bit of release. We need that salvation within comedy. That’s why I like to travel, too. I like to meet new people. I like to go to different places. Like, I travel a lot. I was in the South not too long ago. I love the South because everybody’s very suspiciously kind.

(Laughter)

Yeah, I’m from New York; we don’t trust kindness.

(Laughter)

I love the accent, too. I’m a sucker for the Southern accent. I think it’s so charming. Like last time I was in the South, I was leaving this Starbucks, and this guy held the door open for me. And first of all, I’m so damaged. I was like, “I do deserve love. Thank you!”

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
lose weight 3
cruise ship 2
cruise ships 2
love food 2
sister helped 2


Important Words


  1. accent
  2. bit
  3. charming
  4. comedy
  5. damaged
  6. deserve
  7. door
  8. guy
  9. held
  10. kind
  11. kindness
  12. laughter
  13. leaving
  14. long
  15. lot
  16. love
  17. meet
  18. open
  19. people
  20. places
  21. release
  22. salvation
  23. south
  24. southern
  25. starbucks
  26. sucker
  27. suspiciously
  28. time
  29. travel
  30. trust
  31. yeah