Word: humdrum
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Rorty thus misses a fundamental point: novelists do not flee from the lofty abstractions of philosophers to the microcosm of the contingent because they are forsaking the universal, but rather because they believe the contingent is the only true portal into the universal. They believe that the one humdrum Dublin day in the life of a middle-aged, Jewish cuckold who defecates, masturbates, feeds animals, attends a funeral, remembers his dead son, and kisses the ass of his adulterous wife can speak not just to one perverse character’s experience but to the experience of humanity...
...campaign for Ukraine's parliamentary elections was fairly humdrum given the stakes at play after more than a year of governmental gridlock. But there was ample excitement the morning after Sunday's vote over the key question: who finished first...
...April, it wasn't terribly unusual that devotees began lining up at 2 a.m. or that all 20,000 coveted pieces were gone by 9 a.m. What was odd was that instead of queuing up in front of department stores or exclusive boutiques, fashion addicts were camped outside of humdrum supermarkets. And the bag in question was not one of Hindmarch's luxurious metallic clutches but a $15 canvas tote designed for ferrying groceries home and embroidered with the phrase I'M NOT A PLASTIC...
...drinking, the decision to imbibe is a personal choice, and therefore responsibility must fall primarily on the drinker. Instead of writing up any more shortsighted committee reports, the focus should be on developing better alcohol education, particularly for freshmen who enter Harvard without much experience with alcohol. Instead of humdrum handouts and dreary lectures, alcohol education should come in the form of interactive hands-on learning...
Certain accents are widespread. Posh Queen’s English of the Eton or Cambridge variety is so familiar as to sound humdrum. Such accents, however, are all linked by a common denominator: a decidedly non-plebian heritage. By contrast, the Boston accent has a distinctly blue-collar identity...