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Is there a name for this type of insult: "I am friends with many manly men. And Gary."?
Is there a term or word appropriate to describe the trick of using a general term and then explicitly adding a specific term to strongly imply that the specific is not part of the general? The trick I ...
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What is a good phrase to name a periodic excellent employee award? [closed]
My company has annual work performance awards with typical names like "Excellent Employee/Team" (3~5 recipients) and "All-star Employee/Team" (1 recipient).
We're looking to create a smaller award ...
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A phrase that means something like "special dispensation"
I'm looking for a phrase that is like 'special dispensation', but I know that's not the phrase I'm looking for. I'm trying to say that work had to be done on object X that was different, and unique, ...
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