What Can a Playwright Do to Check the Speakability of His

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Short Answer

What can a playwright do to check the speakability of his or her lines?

Understand the factors affecting the accumulation and depletion of savings and investments over time.

Apply time value of money concepts to evaluate different financial decisions.

Calculate the duration of loans and savings plans.

Calculate the term of an ordinary annuity in years and months.

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Definitions:

Counterirritation

A method for managing pain or discomfort by intentionally inducing a second, less severe pain or irritation, to distract from the original pain.

Chronic Pain

A persistent pain that continues for weeks, months, or even years beyond the usual recovery period or occurs along with a chronic health condition.

Gate Control Theory

The proposal that pain sensations must pass through a neural “gate” in order to reach the brain and can be blocked at that gate by neurons that inhibit signals from the nociceptors.

Nocioception

The sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli.