Word: loudnesses
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Mostly, umpires stick to their own kinds, finding safety in numbers and teaching their young. At first, I would whisper calls under my breath, not realizing that I really had to yell in order to be heard. Gradually I learned by example that I had to be loud to be effective, not only vocally but also physically, contorting my body violently in order to sell each call. As one of my old coaches and fellow umpires would constantly remind me, the closer the call, the louder I had to yell, and the more authoritatively I had to gesture with...
...Take any book off the shelf in the library. Read it. Now go to the foreign periodical section of Widener and read from one. Out loud...
Because my voice contains neither enough bass nor enough treble to project more than two inches from my mouth, loud parties require me to commit gross violations of people's personal space in order to be heard. Just to be sure I get my point across, I supplement my shouting with sweeping hand gestures that occasionally smack someone behind me upside the head. This, together with my penchant for incoherent rambling, often sends my way the accusation, "You are so drunk...
...more time we spent in Leisure World, the more acutely we became conscious of our status as anomalies. We walked too fast, talked too loud and drove too small a car; we stood out like a parent in a lecture hall. It wasn't long before we were ready to wave good-bye to Abby's grandma and Lady and return to a working world...
...abstain is a worthy choice. Likewise, Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 must realize that formal statements about the risks of drinking do little more than imply that the College expects us to drink; for those of us on the impressionable edge, an anti-drinking message, delivered loud and clear, could be persuasive...