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  • A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder. It is named after Laconia, the region of Greece...
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  • more like Arturo Toscanini or rather like Wilhelm Furtwängler. Wand answered laconically: "Like Beethoven". In his late years, Wand restricted his repertoire...
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  • trespass to land; so called because the writ demands the person summoned to answer wherefore he broke the close (quare clausum fregit), i.e., why he entered...
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    followed a pause, somewhat confused, for 58 seconds. A second man then answered, "No." That was it! But there were more possibilities for infectious laughter...
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  • "the boys" couldn't take care of Ernest themselves, to which Briscoe laconically replied, "Well, we thought about killin' 'im... Kinda hated to go that...
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  • the 17th and 18th centuries, after Immanuel Kant used it in the essay "Answering the Question: What Is Enlightenment?" (1784). As a philosopher, Kant claimed...
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  • Joanna Lee February 11, 1972 (1972-02-11) Veteran teacher Vivian Higgins answers student Joe Bob honestly when he has questions regarding sexually transmitted...
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  • concrete, with less spontaneous speech. This is termed poverty of speech or laconic speech. The amount of speech may be normal but conveys little information...
    23 KB (2,538 words) - 15:38, 15 September 2023
  • not yet come to decide upon a name for the band. When asked, they would answer with "Chewin' Tobacco Fish Deedle". Their first demo was recorded in a space...
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  • similar style. The gospels present Jesus engaging in frequent "question and answer" religious debates with Pharisees and Sadducees. The Jesus Seminar believes...
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    included the following line: "As to surrendering the fort, receive this laconic reply: COME AND TAKE IT!". The British declined to attack, in large part...
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    "strategic locations" or otherwise face war. It was allegedly answered with a single laconic word: όχι (No!). However, his actual reply was, “Alors, c’est...
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    traveling habits, but rather the countless stories he relates before answering the simplest of questions. Folk singer Odetta claimed that her mother...
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    Protagoras needs to answer in a concise manner. This forces the Sophist to use Socrates' notorious method, his unique question/answer format that can lead...
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    from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018. "Post Malone Answering Fans Questions (minute 4:30 for influences)". YouTube. February 6, 2017...
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  • watching episodes of The Office and offering behind-the-scenes details and answering fan questions. The theme song for the podcast, "Rubber Tree" is performed...
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    style wearing thick horn-rimmed glasses combined with sharp suits and a laconic vocal delivery; he was recognised as a style icon of the 1960s. He solidified...
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    alive?" The answer should be "He is alive and well and rules the world!" causing the mermaid to vanish and the sea to calm. Any other answer would cause...
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    the Spartans typically praise their valour and success in war, their "laconic" austerity and self-restraint, their aristocratic and virtuous ways, the...
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  • the affirmative or negative of the question (e.g., "Are you hungry?" was answered by "I am hungry" or "I am not hungry", not "yes" or "no"). ite, missa est...
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