impolite truth

  • 1rhetoric — /ret euhr ik/, n. 1. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast. 2. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech. 3. the study of the effective… …

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  • 2come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… …

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  • 3Aggañña Sutta — is the 27th Sutta of Digha Nikaya collections. The sutta describes a discourse imparted from the Buddha to two Brahmins, Bharadvaja and Vasettha, who left their family and caste to become monks. The two brahmins are insulted and maligned by their …

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  • 4Kevin McNulty — (8 décembre 1955) est un acteur canadien né à Rossland, Colombie Britannique (Canada). Filmographie 1986 : Spot Marks the X (TV) : Shelter Worker 1988 : The First Season : John 1988 : Randonnée pour un tueur (Shoot to… …

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  • 5Manglish — Not to be confused with Malaysian English. Manglish Spoken in Malaysia Language family English Creole Manglish Language codes …

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  • 6Durvasa — curses Shakuntala In Hindu mythology, Durvasa (दुर्वास in Devanagari or durvāsa in IAST, pronounced [d̪urʋɑːsɐ] in classical Sanskrit), or Durvasas, was an ancient sage, the son of Atri and Anasuya. He is supposed to be an inca …

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  • 7Polite fiction — refers to a social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternate version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment. It is closely related to euphemism, in which a word or phrase that might be …

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  • 8Nightmares & Fairy Tales — Nightmares and Fairy Tales (Sometimes written Nightmares Fairy Tales) is an American comic book, written by Serena Valentino and published by Slave Labor Graphics. It s about a strange little doll called Annabelle. Nightmares and Fairy Tales… …

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  • 9Toilet — This article is about a sanitation fixture used primarily for the disposal of human excrement. For a room containing a toilet, see toilet (room). For other uses, see toilet (disambiguation) …

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  • 10come — I UK [kʌm] / US verb Word forms come : present tense I/you/we/they come he/she/it comes present participle coming past tense came UK [keɪm] / US past participle come *** 1) [intransitive] to move or travel to the place where you are come… …

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