Word: putdowns
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...caring whether the cut is shallow or deep, but seeking only to wound. The dialogue comes equipped with quills. "You said something last night about having another baby," he says. "What's your position on that now?" Her reply is a don't-give-a-damn putdown: "Oh, I suppose just lying on my back." What gives this exchange its edge and makes the situation simultaneously forceful and intolerable, is the unmistakable air of reality...