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Platitude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A platitude is a trite, meaningless, biased, or prosaic statement that is presented as if it were significant and original. The word derives from plat, the French word for "flat." Whether any give...
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Platitudes with Attitudes is an educational project designed to get students questioning local sayings- and trying to prove them with the scientific method. A perfect blend of history, language arts and science.
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Use platitude in a Sentence ... See web results for platitude ... List of platitudes...
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So, Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed John McCain. He extolled McCain for “reach[ing] across the political aisle to get things done.” ... We’ll hear that annoying platitude a bazillion and one times through Super Tuesday and beyond. ... To which I say: When did it become the Republican Party’s top priority to “get...
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His radio address today was filled with open borders-friendly platitudes (audio and transcript of the address, you’ll notice, are available in Spanish at the White House website). Here are two:
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A satirical parody of the BBC's "Thought for the Day". ... Reverend Dr Giles Fraser - Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral ; ... Rating 4 out of 5 (Highly platitudinous); I wasn't there when the Berlin Wall fell. I wasn't sitting on the wall or walloping it with a hammer, but today I join everyone to celebrate the fall of...
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My blog Platitudes and Paragons is a supplement to my own site, CaryMcCoy.com. Here are some of the strange and questionable events I have experienced in my life, as well as some interesting bits of information from various sources I happen across.
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Greetings! My name is Sam J and I am a student at Harvard University. Perhaps this blog will present a little look into the mundane yet unique events that make up my life. ... Today, I slept in and then had lunch. I watched some Will and Grace on TV, and then my sister and ... I wanted to adopt them all so they’d smile again.
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Yes they are filled with platitudes, but they discuss policy as much as his opponents' speeches do ... "Is it a fair criticism to say they have a lot of platitudes in them? It's accurate," said David Zarefsky, a Northwestern University professor who studies campaign rhetoric. "That's what stump speeches do. They're to...
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