Prewriting

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Hypophora in the title:
- why, well into the information age, millions of people still paid to dial a number on their
phone to find out the time.
- This is despite the near ubiquity of time displays
- Nature has a particular stake in the race to develop new atomic clocks.
Theme of the text revolves around time accuracy:
- Different clocks
- Importance of exact time
- For some people, at some times, accuracy matters.
- set the ultimate time, and redefine the second.
The language of the article is scientific, keeping people engaged
- Caesium, strontium, ytterbium,
- Microwaves, optical frequencies,
- Chronometry, metrology
The language includes phrases that are more interesting
- Relates to audience: bleary-eyed hour-late commuter
- Bang on time

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