Word: vice-versa
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...mocks something, it is very satisfying to recognise a small and particular bit of cleverness. Of the contemporary rash of parodies Benchley's (again) are the most effective; they are gentle and charming as his stories. One of them has H. L. Mencken reviewing George Jean Nathan, and vice-versa. Mencken on Nathan...
...leaking," one of the girls shrieked during the practice, but her fears were soon assuaged. And when the combined race itself came--well, it proved the old adage that men are nothing without women--and vice-versa...
...told her to say that reality and illusion is the theme of his play. This explains why the characters keep dressing up in all sorts of funny costumes and superimposing various new identities on the one with which they started; why real characters keep getting mistaken for ghosts, and vice-versa; and why it is sometimes hard to determine where anybody is at. Evidently Mr. Moss has an eye toward being some sort of mellow Pirandello, but though he uses all the standard reality-illusion devices, it is hard to tell what he is trying to do with them...
...inclined as it is, will go only so far in this direction. Students will note the basic rule that "Men are not to be received in women's dormitories," and regular Harvard College students living in the Houses will note particularly that, in contrast to the winter policy, the vice-versa applies for them...
Sharp-eyed moviegoers will find familiar notes in the retired general's gruff good humor, thinning gray hair, ingenuous smile, and underlying heart of gold. One wonders if Jagger is patterned after Eisenhower or vice-versa...