This video teaches three advanced English words through the story of William Friedman and his team attempting to decode the mysterious Voynich Manuscript in 1944. The words are: 'decipher' (to figure out something very hard to read or understand), 'baffled' (completely confused with no idea what is happening), and 'manuscript' (an old handwritten document or book). The video explains that these words were inspired by the historical attempt to decode the 600-year-old manuscript that even the WWII codebreakers could not decipher.
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Learn 3 Advanced English Words From A 600 Year Old Mystery #shortsAdded:
Can you decipher this?
Nobody can. Not World War II codebreakers, not AI, not anyone.
But after today, you'll know exactly what that word means.
United States Army Signal Intelligence Service.
1944.
William Friedman, the man who led the team that cracked Japan's unbreakable purple code, sits down with his colleagues after hours.
They have one goal.
To read a strange manuscript that nobody has ever been able to decipher.
Sir, we cracked Japan's purple code. We broke German ciphers. Why can't we decipher this one old manuscript?
Because this manuscript is unlike anything I have ever seen.
These plans, they don't exist in nature.
These symbols match no known language.
Could it be some kind of secret cipher?
I have worked on hundreds of codes in my career.
But this manuscript, I am completely baffled.
So, what do we do now?
We keep trying.
That is all we can do.
That scene gave us three useful English words. Let's look at them one by one, using simple examples you'll actually remember. [music] Decipher. It means to figure out something that is very hard to read or understand. For example, when you try to read a doctor's messy handwriting, you are [music] deciphering it. Simple as that.
Baffled. It [music] means completely confused. You have absolutely no idea what is happening.
>> [music] >> Like when your phone suddenly stops working for no reason, you are baffled.
Manuscript. Simply, [music] an old handwritten document or book.
Before printing machines existed, everything was written by hand. Those handwritten [music] books are called manuscripts.
Your turn.
Now, pick any one of these three words, [music] decipher, baffled, or manuscript, and write your own sentence in the comments below. [music] Keep it simple. I will read every single one and tell you if it is correct.
Follow Chronologic HQ for a new historical mystery and new English words every week. See you in the next one.
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