Word: shoutting
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...boredom; their words do, too. Nearly every sentence is, by itself, a cliche. Juxtaposed, the frightening novelty of the message of cliches suggests that novel messages are no more than cliches, artfully rearranged. Thus the characters--they too are not individuals, but cliches--break down their own messages and shout the ultimate cliches: A, B, C, D, E, F ... An understanding of this tone of voice leads to paralysis: what can one say that does not reduce to the ultimate cliche...
...Francis was bringing the canoe ashore, Burkholder, who had been sunbathing on the river, told police not to shout at Mrs. Francis. He was arrested. Mr. Francis was arrested when he entered the dispute later...
When the mint needs money-that's news. Not news that U.S. Mint Director Eva B. Adams wants to shout from the housetops; she fears that too much publicity about a coin shortage may make matters worse by encouraging hoarding. But in fact, pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and half dollars are all in short supply, though the mints in Denver and Philadelphia are working around the clock to plink them out, and the American Bankers Association has requested its 13,125 member banks to poke around in their vaults for any stockpiled coins that could be put into circulation...
...went to the track-side telephone to find out what was wrong. He saw that the wires were cut and, turning, spotted a man between the second and third coaches. "What's up, mate?" asked Whitby, and the next moment he was grabbed from behind, warned, "If you shout, I'll kill...
...agent. It is strong in Milwaukee and Gary. But its prize is New York, the nation's biggest school system, where it claims 20,000 teachers and speaks for all the others. To cheer on New York, the union will hold its national convention there next week and shout for collective bargaining...