Word: commonized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...even more significantly, vague action extends to the social sphere. Could-be, should-be and should-not-be relationships are all marked by indeterminate phrases heard all too often in conversation between potential mates. Fortunately, Teen FM has the scoop on ambiguity in romantic dialogue, not to mention the common follies of misinterpreters...
Liebert writes that "the most common condemnation of homosexuality stems from religious faith"--but what of the millions of people of faith of all sexual orientations who support gays and lesbians? Members of the more than 300 parishes of the Metropolitan Community Church, a predominantly gay Protestant denomination, might be surprised to hear that religious leaders are hostile to gay civil rights. So might Episcopalians, Unitarians, Lutherans and Reform Jews, many of whose American leaders have embraced the gay members of their congregations. Even the Roman Catholic bishops of America issued a pastoral letter last year calling for parents...
...crew, and one time I was cleaning a bathroom in Thayer, when I really had to take a dump! Well, I didn't think anyone was in the room, so I just took a seat and let fly. When I was finally through, I heard some people in the common room giggling. But they weren't laughing at me-they were having sex! Anyway, I was pretty embarrassed...
...decor of the typical Harvard room contains little beyond the basics: twin extra long bed, desk, dresser, bookshelves, books and a computer. Common accents to this functional arrangement include posters and photographs, brand-name bedding, "quirky" knick-knacks and a TV or high-tech stereo...
...recently declared that President Clinton?s actions do not meet the criteria of high crimes and misdemeanors. Republican disgust and frustration was everywhere. South Carolina firebrand Bob Inglis accused his guest Schlesinger ?- perhaps the most respected historian in America ?- of having "a great deal of sophistication but very little common sense." Cold comfort for committee chair Henry Hyde, then, that Monday?s Supreme Court ruling would allow him to call Clinton confidant Bruce Lindsey. Hyde said he despaired for "the rule of law". It was a comment on Slick Willie?s slipperiness; it might equally describe how Hyde...