Word: properly
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...acknowledges he made a mistake,” McCormack said. “I think the Center was disappointed and somewhat upset, but I also think they put this incident in its proper perspective as a relatively small one without earth-shattering importance, and I think they have accepted Al’s apology...
...said, “Honey, I saw your picture in the paper today!” That is, until she followed up with “Hi Dave!” This is particularly odd because I’m fairly certain that Lia has addressed me by my proper name before, or at least something vaguely approximating it. I’ve attributed the miscue to the pollack, which was on the lunch menu that day and has sometimes caused me to forget my own name, and I’ve chalked up this hello as a firm victory...
...Housed in an inconspicuous warehouse-type building off of Alewife Brook Parkway, the Summer Shack’s heart is clearly in Cape Cod. A 16-foot sailor stands sentinel outside the entrance to the Summer Shack—with his yellow slicker and pipe, he looks like a proper New England seadog. Inside, the large open dining area is teeming with activity. The sprawling kitchen is completely exposed to the view of restaurant patrons, and at the center of the dining area a massive 1500-gallon lobster tank makes for an impressive focal point. Families line the sides...
...very different ways and for very different conclusions. I did discover a few sources in Peters that I found useful. On eight occasions, when I could not check the original source directly, I cited them to Peters. In other instances I cited the original sources. That is the proper method...
...reconcile this difference, we struggle to create a proper context for ourselves. On a basic level, this means finding our communities: my desire to write rambling columns might seem out of context in the math department, so I gravitate toward the humanities. That’s a move that most of us make fairly early. In every aspect of our lives—academic, social, cultural, extracurricular—we try to find the places where it is least likely that people will think we’re crazy, the places where our goals and sentiments are most likely...