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  1. Robert Musil

    Robert Musil Comparativist Contributor

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    Couching an expressed opinion in such extreme hyperbole as to imply that the speaker's true opinion is actually the opposite. A species of irony.

    "Colloquial"
     
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    Proper; Talking in a manner that is not used in normal situations.

    "City."
     
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    City:
    A location, heavily populated, usually the center of trade, and filled with tall buildings.


    Target.
     
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    A designated thing, area or person for either a future attack, shooting practice, hunting, or for gaming; A retail store chain.


    "Small."
     
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    1. A person, place, thing, or idea that requires little space or thought
    2.Size portions preferred by the youngest of the Three Bears.
    3.The serving size of ice-cream I should have had last night, but extra large was just such a great value...

    Lost
     
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  6. I.A. By the Barn

    I.A. By the Barn A very lost time traveller Contributor

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    Either a feeling of not belonging or not knowing where one or another is.

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    Something or someone who is incredibly bad or sinister.

    Today
     
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    I.A. By the Barn A very lost time traveller Contributor

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    The day in time which you are reading this, no matter what day you do. The period of 24 hours that humans have decided is the closest to the present.

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