Pronunciation ChallengeHow Popcorn Went From Banned to Saving Movies - Cheddar Explains

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When literacy was a necessity to be able to read the words on screen, the loud crunching and chewing of popcorn would have been a distraction from reading the subtitles, and the theater owners didn't want their beautiful rugs and carpets ruined from the inevitable droppings of snacks into the aisles.

Original Video：How Popcorn Went From Banned to Saving Movies - Cheddar Explains

Key Vocabulary

1. necessity

necessity

[nəˈsɛsəti](n.)

necessary

[ˈnɛsəˌsɛri](adj.)

2. distraction

distraction

[dɪˈstrækʃən](n.)

distract

[dɪˈstrækt](v.)

3. subtitles

subtitles

[ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəlz](n.)

4. inevitable

inevitable

[ɪˈnɛvətəbəl](adj.)

unavoidable

[ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl](adj.)

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hizanda7 years ago

OMG, such this kind of recording can be heard here? Just can’t stand it.

莊鎧瑋7 years ago

day 459

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沈阿丹7 years ago

When literacy was a necessity to be able to read the words on screen, the loud crunching and chewing of popcorn would have been a distraction from reading the subtitles, and the theater owners didn't want their beautiful rugs and carpets ruined from the inevitable droppings of snacks into the aisles.

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