The Internet never fails to impress with its vitality and potential. An insatiable learner of English and an avid reader in this language, I've developed a habit of looking up new words on several online platforms, seeking comprehensive coverage. What produces the oddest results is running a phrase through Google Images, which may not only be incredibly apt and instructive, but also serendipituos in attracting attention to all kinds of related ideas you'd never think of otherwise. For example, today, in response to a search for a good illustration of what "sprawled" means, Google Images included this telling picture among its hits, which was part of a lovely article from Daily Mail on ladette culture in Britain.
I suppose this would be an example of what they call Internet surfing, hopping from website to website, chasing endless online discoveries. Let me come clean about my shameless affair with a bit more snobbish version of this pastime, geared towards education and ever broader horizons.
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