Word: touche
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pervasiveness of legal concepts these days is coupled with the heaping of scorn on them. Take "legalistic hairsplitting," used to imply that we all know the precise meaning of common phrases like sexual relations. Thus the scandal has brought a touch of reality to our talk, making us realize how little we actually agree on the meanings of basic words. Not only do some people define "sex" narrowly as "sexual intercourse," but health professionals have long known that Humpty Dumpty spoke for us all when he claimed, "When I use a word, it means just what I choose...
...novel, bringing Jane, Keefer and Jonah together again and again as a sort of touchpoint by which we can measure Jane's change. As Jane slowly decides on success, she becomes able to face her fear of Jonah, and as Keefer sinks into depression and loneliness, he loses touch with fear altogether. Both Jane and Keefer eventually swim with Jonah, Jane falling into the pen accidentally one night and Keefer swimming and wrestling with the shark, finding freedom with his captive just before death...
...Newcomers usually like to start with dry work because most of them are anti-bathroom," he says. "They don't want to have to touch toilets or scrub showers or anything like that...
...this case, they didn't touch her person.That's not necessarily the end-all. If theyphysically moved her without her consent, thatsure could constitute a battery," said Paul F.Wood, a Boston lawyer who specializes indiscrimination cases...
...Three times I told him not to touch me and he did. I had absolutely no defense when he pulled me backwards. I could do nothing," says Amaral, who says she feared falling out of her chair. "If I was standing up at least I could pull away. When I'm sitting in the chair, I couldn't do anything...