Are you a victim of digital EAVESDROPPING? [2020]

Описание: Have you ever tried to overhear a private conversation? Do you think someone is listening to your private conversations? In this video, THE ENGLISH NUT will take you on a fascinating journey with the word EAVESDROPPING for company.

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Episode #89
Title: Do you secretly listen to people’s conversations?

The other day, I was telling my brother over a data call about how I hurt my knee in my martial arts class. After the call, I visited a social networking site. Lo and behold, there was an ad for an ultra-advanced kneecap staring me in the face.

Was it coincidence? No, I think it was digital eavesdropping. This is done through data sniffing—I know, this sounds like a canine spy thriller. Watch the video for more details.

I used to have a pastime: I would sit at a café and pretend to watch the world go by. Meanwhile, I would listen to conversations taking place at tables within earshot. Out of these conversations, I would develop character sketches, plots and, indeed, entire stories in my head.

Yes, I confess, I was EAVESDROPPING.. Mea culpa. But it was so much fun!

The eaves are the part of a roof that extend beyond the wall of the house. Their purpose was to ensure that rainwater did not drip down the walls into the foundations, thus damaging them. DISCOVER THE FASCINATING CONNECTION BETWEEN EAVES AND EAVESDROPPING!

Also discover the original form of the word PEA--which helps explain the evolution of the word EAVES.

Find out how Eavesdrip turned into eavesdrop. And its meaning went from the literal to the metaphorical. And how it is connected to 'Peeping Toms'.

The current meaning of the word is first seen in print a long time ago. Find out when and where it was used. Discover how it was considered a crime in the early 1600s!

Boy, am I glad that the garden variety eavesdropping that I indulged in is no longer a punishable offence!

Of course, the more high-tech forms of eavesdropping that are practised today are in a legal grey area. Find out about that too!

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