by Diana Filer
1. The Ogopogo is a lake monster, said, according to First Nations folklore and myth, to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia.
2. The Sea of Marmara is a body of water wholly in Turkey. It links to the Black Sea via the Bosporus in the northeast and the Aegean Sea via the Dardanelles in the southwest.
3. Suet is the hard, fatty tissue from around beef and lamb kidneys formerly used in the preparation of such dishes as Spotted Dick, and in the preparation of dumplings. Today instead, lard or olive oil is used.
4, The Eliza Effect is the tendency to attribute human traits to rudimentary computer programs. A small example is the ATM response of ‘Thank you’ when a transaction has been completed.
5. Widdershins is a word meaning ‘counterclockwise’.