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...Time's put-down of the Ford Motor Co. was way out of line. Unlike the rental described in your story, my Ford Focus has an armrest and cruise control, plus side air bags, antilock brakes--and it gets between 32 and 34 m.p.g. I have been faithful to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 9, 2006 | 10/1/2006 | See Source »

Turen is an odd name for a Chinese company. Ren means person, but tu is more complicated. Literally the word translates as "earth" or "soil," but it's often used as a slur, a put-down for anything that is backward or unsophisticated?the manners of a migrant worker, bad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Force Of Nature | 4/3/2006 | See Source »

Like the movie, however, the show is ultimately a tribute to the barbershop as a nexus of African-American life where professionals and hustlers, up-and-comers and down-and-outers, cross paths. "It's an urban comedy," says Ridley. "But it's also an urbane comedy. We do jokes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: A Movie Hit, Restyled | 8/7/2005 | See Source »

Instead of calling someone a big fat idiot or a lying liar, Coulter has elevated the put-down to an art form. Watching liberals squirm when she launches her attacks is a real pleasure.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 16, 2005 | 5/8/2005 | See Source »

Sassy Wanda Sykes is Sassing her way to a career of sassifying. See, Sykes hates that word, and she's at her funniest when she's angry. "Sassy to me is a put-down. It's given to black women. No one calls Ellen DeGeneres sassy. No one calls Robin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wanda Sykes Wants It All | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

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