Word: questions
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Back then, a friend pointed out to me that there are few questions more loaded than the casual, "So, what kind of music do you like?" Similar questions ("What are your favorite movies?"), more basic ones ("Where are you from?") or even more personal ones ("Do you get along with your parents?") do not carry as many connotations, accurate or otherwise, as the most average answer to the question of musical taste. Consider the associations evoked by the following possible replies...
...most part, we have left these straightforward categories behind, but in high school, when we were less sure of ourselves and our identities, you could learn a lot from this question. Certain music provided very helpful associations, some more far-reaching than others. Liking Ani DiFranco was code for liberal politics and perhaps long flowery skirts or overalls. Liking Marilyn Manson meant you wanted to scare people. Liking Dave Matthews meant very little, perhaps on purpose. Bands no one ever heard of had their prestige, and if they had scary names, you were one step ahead of the game...
...donations in question included leftover buttons that Burton retrieved from the office of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance (BGLTSA). The Driskell-Burton campaign covered the buttons with stickers and gave them to their supporters...
...patents in question contain coding information that makes Web searches easier by using a "natural language system," which allows users to input plain English sentences or questions to search Internet sites...
...Common questions or phrases are stored in a computer database, and when a user asks a question that matches any of the descriptions, the appropriate information is called...