happening (noun)
71post-production — noun The stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film …
72metalanguage — noun a) Any language or vocabulary of specialized terms used to describe or analyze a language or linguistic process. In order to talk or theorise about phenomena, one inevitably uses a language that is in effect a metalanguage, a special… …
73long shot — noun a) Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance. We can try… …
74nowness — noun The property of happening now, or relating to now …
75talkback — noun a) A system in broadcasting and recording studios that enables the director to communicate with others during performance. b) Communication from members of the public to the makers of a broadcast transmission while it is happening …
76present tense — noun a) Present tense is the form of language used to refer to an event, transaction, or occurrence which is happening now (or at the present time), or an object that currently exists. Compare with past tense, which is the form of language used… …
77same old story — noun What usually happens, a happening which is not surprising. Its the same old story everywhere I go I get slandered. (Paul Simon: Keep My Customer Satisfied) …
78counterdemonstrator — noun Someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration that is happening nearby at the same time See Also: counterdemonstration …
79past tense — noun a) Past tense is the form of language used to refer to an event, transaction, or occurrence that did happen or has happened, or an object that existed, at a point in time before now. Compare with present tense, which refers to an event,… …
80second person — noun a) In grammar, the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to… …
