Word: awkwardly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...camaraderie is awkward--they have to shout to be heard. Still, according to Beau Friedlander, a publisher who has corresponded with the jailed Unabomber, Kaczynski, who speaks Spanish, French and German and is interested in learning Turkish, has discussed languages with the polyglot Yousef. Otherwise the banter is "factual things, small talk," says Michael Mello, author of a book on Kaczynski that Friedlander is publishing. "Ted is a sponge for information." The three inmates talk about what's piped into the 13-in. black-and-white TV sets in their cells. Says Bernard Kleinman, Yousef's lawyer: "It's absurd...
...looking back on that lazy afternoon, I remember that she put me at ease and kept things interesting. There weren't too many of those awkward silences. You know, I think I'll ask out Jeanette Winterson again...
...before. The truth is, we more or less have: writer Rafael Moreu and director Katt Shea were apparently not big on new ideas. The sequel ads nothing to the telekinetic premise of the original; it is content to revive what worked the first time and then make awkward references to the predecessor. The attempt at imitation fails: Carrie 2 lacks the frightening sense of isolation and revenge that made Carrie what it was. Worse, even the painful high school culture illustrated here was portrayed more convincingly in other very recent teen films like Varsity Blues and She's All That...
...child psychologists are looking to save awkward youngsters from the anguish of being disliked. Educators are being encouraged to be aware of students who appear to be having a rough time getting along with their peers. These students are then sent off to be tested for a condition called "dyssemia." Dyssemia describes an inability to interpret and use non-verbal skills. As a child ages, this inability manifests itself in all sorts of socially clumsy behaviors--talking too loudly or softly, standing too close to people, touching them inappropriately, laughing or crying at inappropriate times...
...When people ask me if I'm married, it's awkward to say, 'No, I'm a lesbian, so I just say I'm not married," she said...