Word: split-second
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...nightclubs. Jimmy went to Hollywood. Clayton went along as manager. Jackson joined another trio, but returned as one of Jimmy's backstage assistants. Jimmy's oldtime admirers hate to recall what happened to him in Hollywood. His more obvious buffoonery was played up, but the subtle, split-second comic counterpoint between Clayton, Jackson & Durante and their jazz band never penetrated Hollywood. In 1936 Jimmy gave himself a change by touring Europe. In Glasgow, his act so moved Sir Harry Lauder that the classic old Scottish comedian rose from his seat and joined Jimmy on the stage in spontaneous...
...effectiveness of teaching through Basic can be proved by two examples, says Richards. The Chinese Air Force, being trained in California, spends five weeks learning English before they can be taught to fly by American instructors. The fact that they have learned to carry our orders necessitating split-second reactions in simple proof that Basic is an effective way of teaching English quickly...
...this, they have a machine that flicks short phrases into sight for the subject to read. For example, a sentence like "Take the box" can easily be comprehended without being read letter for letter. But a smaller number of letters, "Xzu Psyfg," flashed before the subject in the same split-second would not register on his mind since it arouses no associational image...
...have given well-earned recognition . . . but there is an even larger group of amateurs who are also indispensable. . . . This group, the Amateur Radio Operators, has to a large degree made possible the split-second timing and coordination of the Allied armies. Radio Amateurs (some 50,000 in the U.S.) have . . . become the key men in the communication networks on the battlefronts...
...this, they have a machine that flicks short phrases into sight for the subject to read. For example, a sentence like "Take the box" can easily be comprehended without being read letter for letter. But a smaller number of letters, "Xsn Psyfg," flashed before the subject in the same split-second would not register on his mind since it arouses no associational image...