Word: talker
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...that point, there were other worrisome signs. Pam Barrett recalls that as a 3-year-old, Tommy was a fluent, even voluble talker, yet he could not seem to grasp that conversation had reciprocal rules, and, curiously, he avoided looking into other people's eyes. And although Tommy was obviously smart--he had learned to read by the time he was 4--he was so fidgety and unfocused that he was unable to participate in his kindergarten reading group...
Glamourpuss feels a tap on her shoulder. Oh dear. A Talker. His guise: an exchange of reading material. As though Glamourpuss wants to read his copy of the complimentary airline magazines or his flight emergency instructions. Terse conversation ensues. Glamourpuss’ first attempt at the-world’s-dirtiest-look has obviously failed. The Talker has a slight paunch and is about to exchange his membership at the thinning hair club for one at the bald guy’s club. The Talker has mildly offensive breath and obviously forgot any good reading material. His smile is genuine...
...supposed to be coalition, coalition, coalition. The outcry from foreign diplomats was followed by various White House explanations, none of them particularly clarifying. Some aides insisted the phrase was a conscious reference to the World War II Axis powers; others argued it was not. The President was a straight talker, others said, and was proud of the phrase. Yet while in Asia and since, he didn't mention it once. Secretary of State Colin Powell, though stoutly defending Bush's expression, also called it a "bloody term...
...second thought was a bit deeper, or so I’d like to think. Ali was, as we all know, a great talker in addition to being a great fighter. This was the man who said, “You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman’s behind!” This was the man who described himself as so bad he, “…murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick...
...It’s not fancy rhetoric,” the mayor said, “but it comes from the heart. I’m not a fancy talker, but I’ve gotten things done...