Word: phrasing
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...politics, "family" is one of the biggest weasel words in the lexicon. Take the phrase "family comedy." To you it might simply mean a comedic program centered on a family. To, say, Joe Lieberman, it may mean a show palatable to an "average family" (speaking of weasel words), or one that actively promotes "family values" (don't get us started...
...swear I don't get Limp Bizkit (right). "Chocolate starfish" is the kind of phrase that's only funny when...
...complain. There is no more effective scare tactic on a class filled with 13-year-old Jewish boys, other than to mess with our Bar Mitzvah money. But voting so that you can whine is probably not what the framers had in mind. I don't remember seeing the phrase "bitching and moaning" anywhere in the Bill of Rights. Besides, voting actually endangers your right to complain because you might vote for the winner, thus making you partly responsible. Mr. Convery responded to that logic with extra homework...
...what does the article mean by the vague phrase, "the Palestinian cause," to which it claims HSI members are unsympathetic? Is this referring to the hope for a Palestinian state that is determined to live in peace with Israel? If so, I would suggest that many of HSI's members are not simply "sympathetic" to, but rather are sincerely supportive of "the Palestinian cause." Or is it referring to the use of violent riots and mobs against Israeli soldiers and civilians? If this is "the Palestinian cause," then I concede that HSI members probably oppose Palestinians' using violence instead...
...Rock'n'roll: a term as sexy as the music it describes. The "R"s parade off of the lips, and the "n," too cool to be a part of the word "and," slides effortlessly by. Only one other phrase demands as much reverence and fear-induced awe in my mind, and it is, of course, a close relative: the rock'n'roll album...