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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Grainne who wrote (92675)1/6/2005 4:42:14 AM
From: average joe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
 
It was a quick read of (1)ad hominem (2)platitudes.

If you send a s.a.s.e it is yours free, make sure to use Canadian postage.

(1)
Main Entry: ad ho·mi·nem
Pronunciation: (')ad-'hä-m&-"nem, -n&m
Function: adjective
Etymology: New Latin, literally, to the person
1 : appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
2 : marked by an attack on an opponent's character rather than by an answer to the contentions made

(2)
Main Entry: plat·i·tude
Pronunciation: 'pla-t&-"tüd, -"tyüd
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from plat flat, dull
1 : the quality or state of being dull or insipid
2 : a banal, trite, or stale remark