Word: verbalizations
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...collaboration of the hyper-verbal playwright Shaplin and the movement-oriented theater company is a union of diametric opposites. Though the play does have some very physical moments, “we also have this really intense nouveau-Shakespearean language which mixes a lot of high poetry with vicious insults; you have to take a big breath before you start talking...
...Although verbal and physical engagement with the audience was definitely lacking in this tranced-out show, the effect of the band’s raw performance on the audience reveals the true genius of their songs. The key question to ask is: was this massive mishmash of young hipsters, punks, BoBos (Bohemian Bourgeois), and yuppies entertained...
...told you in countless verbal settings, without the rational distance that writing grants, I’ll tell you again: Blur is ten times the band that Oasis is. You rank among Brit-philes of the highest order, but your ability to discern the better band between these two leads to doubt about the accuracy of your critical taste...
...some time now, a verbal disease has been spreading through the diction of Harvard’s undergrads. Instead of the reasoned, eloquent, SAT-word-enriched speech one would expect to find in America’s most prestigious institution of post-secondary education, a type of indiscreet, absent-minded, and otherwise unintelligent sounding disclaimer is infiltrating every section on campus. It is high time that something is said about...
...rest of us middling intellects, however, the time has come to broaden our verbal horizons. Try saying “I think,” “it appears,” or if you really have to, just say “it seems to me.” If all else fails, and you feel compelled, you can tell everyone that you’re expressing an opinion. But unless your TF has asked you for your personal feelings on the matter, don’t share them. I feel like I’d rather hear...