Word: afterthought
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...pleasant read. What we normally think of as "important events" are only touched on, and no event boasts an emotional spin that makes it stand out from the rest. In "The Dictionary in the Laundry Chute," the troubles of a marriage are explained in one interjection, almost as an afterthought. "Angela was wearing a starched bloused with a new straight skirt--at least, new to Ed--and a string of cultured pearls...
...Barden postal inspector said the pyramid schemes at least probably does not violate postal regulations. If the solicitation is already complete and the mailed payment is "basically an afterthought," the game may not involve mail fraud, inspector Jay F. Ahernethy explained...
...race for the chairmanship of the Undergraduate Council's Communications and Finance Committee took an unexpected turn at elections last week, although it remains unclear whether this was due to an oversight or an afterthought...
...real news came almost as an afterthought. House Speaker Tip O'Neill was winding down a routine press conference last week when he offhandedly announced that he would block a sweeping reform of the immigration laws from even reaching a vote. "The His-panics," O'Neill declared, "have said that it's the worst thing that has ever confronted them...
Despite his misgivings, Brain is thankful for his connection with the discovery. "I wouldn't trade the experience for anything," he says quickly. "It's the sort of archeological find that comes along once a generation." He adds as an afterthought. "Perhaps even once a century or once a country...