Word: tritely
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...include that trite, tiresome hoax of the nonexistent "versatile artist" Cranford Glimp? It was demeaning to the genuine achievers you profiled and insulting to your readers. ROBERT BRIDGES Houston...
...hard to escape the cliches and the trite pieces of advice and say something in a way that will grab you, sitting there thinking about that final paper. It is hard to be concrete because such an awakening is very personal, and from this vantage point I can only vaguely make it out myself, there in the yellow wood. With courage, luck, and a year away, the stark realities will confront me at every turn, and I will learn from their challenges...
...this up: the hot tip for this spring and summer is to keep away from the smelly armpit scenes of Boston's meat market clubs or the trite local offerings. It's all about the private get-togethers. Keep it exclusive, keep it pretentious and, as always, keep Dr. Know on the guest list...
...down (no pun intended) as the most-acclaimed movie in history. It has received a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations. While some of the nominations should have been expected, others come as a surprise, especially the one for Best Picture. A film with a predictable plot and trite dialogue should not be ranked as one of the top five movies...
...should honor those who dare to be different. If we reward the banality of films like Titanic with such high distinction, writers will have no reason to deviate from tried-and-true themes. The current trend in movie-making--spending millions of dollars on explosions and scenery to obscure trite plots--will continue to dominate the silver screen...