Word: offhandedly
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Beneath their annoyingly impeccable manners the British were annoyed. Irritation over clumsy U.S. ways of springing delicate international mines finally became vocal over the President's offhand announcement of the disposition of the Italian fleet (TIME, March 13). Last week, Britons wanted Cousin Sam (lately, and off the record, they have been calling him "Uncle Spam") to know that they did not like his style. They chose their foremost forum, the floor of the House of Commons, gave Winston Churchill a bad half-hour answering polite but insistent questions from both sides of the House...
When lean, soft-spoken Arthur Daley made an offhand reference to MacCool in his New York Times sports column, readers scurried to the record books. They found Finn's name nowhere, and wrote indignantly to Daley, to say so. Last week, Daley wrote a column about the greatest fielder and base runner of his time...
...afford to be offhand about his business-and to turn down dizzying Manhattan and Hollywood offers. When his clients ask him why he does not open more shops, he merely drawls: "What for? I'm in the wrong income bracket...
Blind Date's unrehearsed dialogue is pure, offhand Americanese, unslicked by script writers. Studio audiences, who can see and hear everything, have a howling time following the young contestants. Most of the winning servicemen have viewed the girls and the whole affair as a G.I. dream come true. The girls, who are radio actresses chosen from A.F.R.A.'s enrollment, have offered no complaints. They are cautioned beforehand to be "perfect ladies," given a few stock questions to ask. The boys are provided with an opening salutation, reminded to watch what they say-parents, sisters, sweethearts may be listening...
...that was the point about the new Congress. The new members worked hard at their lessons. They studied the issues carefully, read through the piles of bills and committee reports, asked searching questions, refused to take a senior member's offhand opinion as gospel...