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  2. Seven dirty words - Wikipedia

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    One track on the album, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television", was a monologue in which he identified these words and expressed amazement that they could not be used regardless of context. In a 2004 NPR interview, he said: I don't know that there was a "Eureka!" moment or anything like that.

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills; A mill cannot grind with the water that is past; A miss is as good as a mile; A new language is a new life (Persian proverb) [5] A penny saved is a penny earned; A picture is worth a thousand words; A rising tide lifts all boats; A rolling stone gathers no moss

  4. It was a dark and stormy night - Wikipedia

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    A book by Schulz, titled Snoopy and "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night" includes a novel credited to Snoopy as author, was published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston in 1971. [ 11 ] Janet and Allan Ahlberg wrote a book titled It Was a Dark and Stormy Night in which a kidnapped boy must keep his captors entertained with his storytelling.

  5. 30 Fancy Words That Will Make You Sound Smarter - AOL

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    The post 30 Fancy Words That Will Make You Sound Smarter appeared first on Reader's Digest. With these fancy words, you can take your vocabulary to a whole new level and impress everyone.

  6. Scare quotes - Wikipedia

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    Writers use scare quotes for a variety of reasons. They can imply doubt or ambiguity in words or ideas within the marks, [18] or even outright contempt. [19] They can indicate that a writer is purposely misusing a word or phrase [20] or that the writer is unpersuaded by the text in quotes, [21] and they can help the writer deny responsibility for the quote. [19]

  7. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    Brazy "Brazy" is another word for "crazy," replacing the "c" with a "b." It can also be used to describe someone with great skill or who has accomplished something seemingly impossible.

  8. By any means necessary - Wikipedia

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    And you can’t stop it with love, not love of those things down there, no. So, we only mean vigorous action in self-defense, and that vigorous action we feel we're justified in initiating by any means necessary. Now, the press, behind something like that, they call us racist and people who are “violent in reverse.” This is how they psycho you.

  9. 60 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' quotes to make spirits ...

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    “This is a thing called a present. The whole thing starts with a box.” “Just a box with bright-colored paper. And the whole thing’s topped with a bow.”