“He managed to convince her of the importance of telling everyone the truth.” Verb ▲ To convince or manipulate influence manipulate persuade inveigle tempt urge beguile brainwash bribe coax coerce control direct exploit finagle jockey play steer sway compel counsel dragoon entice impel intimidate ...
BloggerPerez Hiltondeserves a Raz zie award for his jaw-droppingly bad extended cameo as "himself" - joining a priest for a randy frolic in theMile HighClub - in this relentlessly crass sex comedy. "Another Gay Movie" was actually funny with some heart, but "Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone...
"Politeness is another word for deception." This is the view of James W. Pennebaker, chair of the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin, US. He was quoted in a recent Wall Street Journal article about a speech (1) many of us share--"verbal tee-ups." ...
三、完形填空Don't hide criticismPoliteness is another word for deception." This isthe view of James W. Pennebaker, chair of thepsychology department at the University of Texas atAustin, US. He was quoted in a recent Wall StreetJournal article about a speech 1 many of usshare-“verbal tee...
Is post-truth another word for political spin or a radical departure from it? Evidence from behind the scenes in UK government communications: 1997–2015doi:info:doi/10.1386/macp.14.3.333_1Garland, RuthInternational Journal of Media & Cultural Politics...
and some authors use this device to deliberately set up tension between the parts of a narrative. In Patrick Rothfuss’sThe Name of the Wind,he lays out a tale you might have heard, then proceeds to allow the hero to tell you the truth—the story from the inside, which will be somewha...
When the police finally arrived, the horrible truth was revealed. The man in the other car was actually trying to save her! As he pulled up behind her on the highway, his headlights illuminated the dark figure of a man in the back seat of Susan's car. The man in the back seat ...
When somebody’s behavior puts you in a tizzy, ask yourself what it has to do with you. If someone is actively harming you, then by all means stick up for yourself and do what you can to avoid people like that. But remember: If you’re constantly getting in a huff about other peopl...
It’s not realistic for me to spend the rest of my life avoiding certain things because if I eat something often enough, I become allergic to it. A friend of mine joked pretty soon all I’ll be able to eat is protein water. There’s a kernel of truth to her joke. I’m starting...