Routine screening for colon, breast and prostate cancer and other ailments in people in their 70s, 80s and even 90s is not only unnecessary and of questionable benefit, say many experts, there is considerable risk from these tests.
10 hilariously insightful foreign words. A mythological allusion is when a piece of art, literature or music hints at a piece of mythology. This mythological allusion could be with regard to the countryâs indigenous culture or a reference to another cultureâs mythology.
An allusion is an indirect reference to something. An illusion is an erroneous perception or belief. Elusion is the act of escaping. An allusion is an indirect reference. There are other words for direct references, including simply reference. These writers use allusion well: Anyone familiar with the works of noted author John Feinstein knows that title could be an allusion to his 1980s book about a legendary college basketball coach and the Indiana program. [Boston Herald]