Word: conscious
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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It’s something I remember feeling self conscious about at 21 and silly about at 31. But the discomfort was my own, and if you’re uncomfortable it will rub off on the person you’re talking to. If you flinch, the person will feel you flinch...
...you’re conscious you’re wearing Harvard clothes leave ’em home. I have a sweatshirt I got freshman year that is still around 19 years later...
...their packaged products--from yogurt and ice cream to laundry detergent and diapers--and often they aren't dropping prices to match. Called a "weight out" in industry parlance, product downsizing lets companies maintain profit margins without raising prices. Faced with a flagging economy and increasingly finicky, cost-conscious consumers, manufacturers have been using this decades-old tactic more aggressively in the past year...
...COVER-UPS For the fashion-conscious, the market is flooded. You'll find everything from a flashy rubber "jam jacket" to glow-in-the-dark cases, executive "podfolios" and designer gear from Pucci and Coach. The Schwarzenegger of the bunch is iPod Armor, a $50 anodized aluminum, foam-lined hard case ideal for skateboarders, snowboarders and other sports enthusiasts who tend to fall down...
James Wood, a prominent literary critic and writer for The New Republic, will also be teaching two classes next year. Buell said that the focus this year on recruiting 20th century scholars is part of a conscious effort to modernize the department...