Word: pleasingness
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LANGUAGE IS LIKE money. It is an acceptable medium used to communicate and conduct business with others. A five dollar bill is useful because it is always accepted and recognized. Standard English is important, not because it is intrinsically better or more pleasing to the ear than slang, but because...
It's all a pretty picture, a pleasing panorama for the alumni benevolent or prominent enough to have merited an invitation to the anniversary events. The returns for Harvard are likely to be numerous, at least in terms of birthday donations and receipts from the licensing of commemorative merchandise. But...
Georgi Grechko, the Soviet cosmonaut whose three trips into space have made him a national hero, was at it again. Grechko is a natural when it comes to pleasing a crowd, more than willing to press the flesh and fortified with a broad, kind smile that adds a human touch...
Soviet experts praised the exchange for cultural and aesthetic reasons, but denied that it will have any political impact. "It is a very pleasing, very significant cultural exchange," said Adam B. Ulam, Gurney Professor of History and Political Sience.
Plays about sports are risky business for both writer and producer. Pleasing both die-hard sports fans and regular theater goers can be a playwright's dilemma. The fan demands a high-degree of authenticity, complete with credible gestures, jargon and appearance. While regulars require a plot offering more than...