Word: entendu
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Tryon's narrative and descriptive talent is often hamstrung by annoying mannerisms and cliches (in a scant two lines he tosses off "fresh as a daisy" and "in the wink of an eye"). He can resist neither foreign phrases nor their quick translation ("Entendu. Understood"). He fussily overexplains his English as well: "Her husband was a hatter. Yes, a maker of hats." Some of the language is, alas, inexplicable: "His nose was long and authentic-looking...
...paid much attention to the rally. A Southern woman emceed a few deja-entendu speeches, and exuberantly drawled, "Right On!" after each one. When the speeches were over, telephone contact was made with representatives of North Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam (PRG) in Paris. The representatives' voices were amplified over the rally's sound system, and the crowd made a short attempt at reverential attention. The Vietnamese made two speeches--little rhetoric, little new, little substance. The Seven Point Peace Plan, which told Nixon if he set a date for withdrawal of all U.S. military forces...