Word: windedness
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SALMAN ("DON'T GIVE OUT MY ROOM NUMBER") RUSHDIE AGE: 50 OCCUPATION: Long-winded novelist BEST PUNCH: In the Guardian, Rushdie, still upset that Le Carre wondered if stores shouldn't carry his book for fear of bombings, called him "an illiterate pompous ass."
Yet, not completely discouraged, Gore explained that during January's inauguration, a long-winded singer allowed him to become president for five minutes after Bill Clinton's first term expired.
Sure, we do lack any serious instruction in rhetoric, but most of us are long-winded enough without further encouragement. So one can still get a legitimate, traditional education at Harvard, or so it appears.
For seniors applying to medical school, interviewing is an intensive and long-winded process which involves spending large sums of money on traveling and sometimes missing class for a few days.
I was deeply disturbed by your film criticism. There was a time when your reviews and Top 10 lists, no matter how long-winded or pretentious, were at least honest. After the publication of your farcical list of movie picks, you cannot lay claim to this honor any longer. Going...