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megawill
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 Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:28 Post subject: Mega's Friday writing tip
avoid triteness
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trite ( P ) Pronunciation Key (trt)
adj. trit·er, trit·est
Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
Archaic. Frayed or worn out by use.
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[Latin trtus, from past participle of terere, to wear out. See ter-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
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tritely adv.
triteness n.
trite
\Trite\, a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf. Contrite, Detriment, Tribulation, Try.] Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject. -- Trite\"ly, adv. -- Trite\"ness, n.
trite
adj : repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, well-worn]
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:29 Post subject:
As in  ?
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megawill
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:31 Post subject:
excellent.
you're a good student.... 
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cherylpf
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:32 Post subject:
quit flip flopping and just tell us what the writing tip of the day is. Its like you've flipped, then you flopped.
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coachmarkos
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:33 Post subject:
Uh, huh, huh....
you said..."worn out by use"
huh, huh, huh...
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megawill
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:36 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | quit flip flopping and just tell us what the writing tip of the day is. Its like you've flipped, then you flopped. |
Your ability to use hyperbole in your attacks on my flipness is quite trite, young lady!
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HighHeat
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:40 Post subject:
I'm tired of ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, being told how to write.
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andydp
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:55 Post subject:
This is getting to the point where its just plain bloviating on everyone's part.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:57 Post subject:
| andydp wrote: | | This is getting to the point where its just plain bloviating on everyone's part. |
:goes and looks up "bloviate" on bookshelf:
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HighHeat
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 09:58 Post subject:
| andydp wrote: | | This is getting to the point where its just plain bloviating on everyone's part. |
Oh bloviate it out your -
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andydp
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 10:00 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: |
:goes and looks up "bloviate" on bookshelf:
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Bloviate means to talk pompously in stentorian tones. Basically what politicians do - breate hot air.
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 10:02 Post subject:
| coachmarkos wrote: | (IMAGE)
Uh, huh, huh....
you said..."worn out by use"
huh, huh, huh... |
two cool points for you. Beavis and butthead tie-ins RULE!!!
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cherylpf
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 10:12 Post subject:
| andydp wrote: |
Bloviate means to talk pompously in stentorian tones. Basically what politicians do - breate hot air. |
aahhh yes--thank you!
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 10:13 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: |
:goes and looks up "bloviate" on bookshelf:
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costs $20 downtown... 
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Posted: 10/15/04 - 10:28 Post subject:
does diva's post padding fall under this category?
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