"I do like you, Peter, but interfacing is a very serious step."
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, dating, date, dates, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriends, partner, partners, couple, couples, commitment, fear of commitment, serious, next level, next step, like, love, romance, romantic, interfacing, computer, computers, technology, technical, jargon, terminology, information technology, it, i.t., proposal, proposing, marriage, modern life"When you're on their flowers, you're a snail. When they want to eat you, suddenly you're an escargot."
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escargot, snail, snails, snail shell, snail shells, terminology, term, terms, fancy, mollusk, mollusks, mollusc, molluscs, entomologist, entomologists, entomology, gross-out, eat, eats, eating, garden snail, garden snails, fancy restaurant, french cuisine, french, euphemisms, mask, masks, masking, appetizing, appetising, unappetizing, unappetising"I'm not a scaredy-cat - I'm phobic."
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taunt, taunts, taunting, coward, cowards, cowardly, phobia, phobias, phobic, scaredy cat, scaredy cats, fraidy cat, fraidy cats, playground, playgrounds, recess, insult, insults, immature, immaturity, terminology, politically correct, political correctness, preferred term, preferred terms, fear of heights, acrophobia, acrophobic, excuse, excuses"If it makes you feel better—yes, I am heterocentric."
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date, dates, dating, single, single life, heterosexual, heterosexuality, masculinity, fragile, masculinity, dress, dresses, attractive, attraction, attractions, bicurious, bar, bars, pub, pubs, meat market, meat markets, terminology, term, terms"Once, we were all bugs. Now suddenly she's an insect."
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bug, bugs, insect, insects, bloodsucker, bloodsuckers, bloodsucking, status, status change, status changes, term, terms, terminology, politically correct, political correctness, entomologist, entomologists, entomology, study of bugs, biologist, biologists, biology, teacher, teachers, fancy, highfalutin, pretentious, pretentiousness, upper class, upper classes, snob, snobs, snobby"My clients object to the term 'hit men.' They like to think of themselves as a well-regulated militia."
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second amendment, terminology, political correctness, politically correct, term, terms, hitman, hitmen, hit man, hit men, militia, well-regulated militia, 2nd amendment, bill of rights, constitution, u.s. constitution, preferred term, preferred terms, trial, trials, defense attorney, defense attorneys, lawyer, lawyers, representation, representative, representatives, gun nut, gun nuts, gun, guns, gun culture"We're trying to come up with a less offensive term for 'political correctness.'"
"Don't you think after thirty years of marriage you could stop referring to me as 'the military'?"
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military husband, military husbands, military general, military generals, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, partner, partners, term of endearment, terms of endearment, married life, married lives, army, army man, army men, impersonal, dehumanising, dehumanizing, term, terms, terminology, euphemismsFriendly Offer or Hostile Bid? "What do you say to a movie and then we go get some Chinese?"
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offer, offers, friendly, friends, date, dating, dates, proposition, ask out, asking out, woman, man, relationship, relationships, business, business term, business terminology, term, terminology, deal, deals, business deal, business deals, jargon, jargons, merger, mergers, language, business merger, romance, romanticParenting Wonks
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wonk, wonks, parenting, parental, political terminology, civil terminology, terminology, terms, language, lexicon, register, out of character, mothers, fathers, mom, dad, dads, mum, mums, moms, policy, interest, excessive interest, interested, over bearing, over-bearing, detailed, details, detail oriented, sheltered, sheltering, worry, worried, protect, protective, protectively, protects, protected, independence, independent, policy wonk, policy wonks, health, piercing, piercings, teen, teens, kid, kids, child"You know how some writers are known as 'writer's writers'? I'm what's known as a 'driving instructor.' "
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, cocktail party, dinner party, dinner parties, cocktail parties, driving instructor, driving, drive, driver, drivers, job, jobs, careers, career, friend, friends, introduce, introductions, business, boast, boasts, boasting, braggart, braggarts, bragging, term, terms, terminology, driving instructor, driving instructors"Young man, go to your room and stay there until your cerebral cortex matures."
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teen, teens, teenager, kid, kids, parent, parents, parenting, troubled, trouble, troublesome, rebel, rebellious, rebellious phase, rebelling, cerebral cortex, brain development, developmental, growth, growing, growing pains, growth spurt, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, dad, dads, father, fathers, fatherhood, motherhood, changing, changes, objective, objectively, honest, root of the problem, medical terminology, term, terms, terminology"Shaded blue box on our org chart, meet dotted red arrow."
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flow chart, flow charts, employee, employees, corporate mentality, corporate mentality, corporation, corporations, megacorporation, megacorporations, business, jargon, term, terms, terminology, dehumanize, dehumanizes, dehumanizing, dehumanise, dehumanises, dehumanising, dehumanization, dehumanisation, manager, managers, management, org chart, org charts, chart, charts, introduction, introductions, introduce, introduces, introducing, impersonal"You're welcome to follow me, but no drafting."
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senior, seniors, seniority, yes man, yes men, yes-man, yes-men, lip service, businessman, businessmen, exec, execs, executive, executives, career, careers, big business, corporate, corporation, corporations, day job, offices, office job, office drone, office drones, follow, following, train, training, disciple, car, cars, racing, racing, term, terms, terminology, draft, drafting, drafted, career ladder, rat race, the rat raceHecklers On Poetry Night
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, heckle, heckler, hecklers, heckling, nastiness, mean, meanness, metaphor, metaphors, term, terms, terminology, metreNew 'Vores
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locavore, locavores, carnivore, carnivores, diet, diets, dieting, special diet, special diets, speciality diets, fad diet, fad diets, ethic, ethics, terminology, term, terms, new term, new terms, eat, eats, eating, eating disorder, eating disorders, new diet, new diets, healthy eating, new word, new words"This man is a wonderful primary-care husband."
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husband, husbands, primary care, parent, parents, parenting, stay-at-home, stay-at-home dad, stay-at-home dads, dad, dads, father, fathers, modern life, modern times, terminology, modern family, modern families, compliment, compliments, complimenting, wife, wives, helpful, help out, helps out, helping out"Love the tie, Chad—that is so pimp!"
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slang, slang term, slang terms, pimp, pimps, pimping, compliment, compliments, complimenting, incongruous, term, terms, terminology, praise, praises, praising, fashion choice, fashion choices, tie, ties, cravat, cravats, teenage, teenager, teen, teens, dinner party, dinner parties, upper class, upper classes, rich, rich person, rich people"Excuse me, but was that 'to wit' or 'to woo'?"
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owl, owls, chicken, chickens, animals, animal, bird, birds, talking animals, talking animal, talking bird, talking birds, business, businesses, office, offices, boss, bosses, manager, managers, assistant, assistants, personal assistant, diction, vocab, vocabulary, speech, speeches, terminology, writing, notes, note taking, double check"Look, I say 'Star Wars' and you say 'Strategic Defense Initiative,' so let's call the whole thing off."
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dating, relationships, weapons, military, breakup, breakups, breaking up, split up, splits up, splitting up, arbitrary, arbitrary reason, arbitrary reasons, arbitrary reasoning, argument, arguments, fight, fights, strategic defense initiative, star wars program, star wars programs, term, terms, terminology, disagreement, disagreements, mankoff"I wouldn't call you crazy. But only because nobody uses that word anymore."
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political correctness, politically correct, insane, insanity, crazy, therapist, therapists, psychologist, psychologists, psychology, terminology, term, terms, newfangled, insult, insults, insulting, mentally ill, mental illness, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, psychiatry, analyst, analysts, psychoanalysis, psychoanalyst, psychoanalysts, mental health, mental health problem, mental health problems