Look up understatement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Understatement is an expression of lesser strength than what the speaker or writer actually...
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Understatement is an aspect of traditional English culture. It has been exploited to humorous effect, but it is also characterised as part of the English...
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The Age of the Understatement is the debut studio album by English supergroup the Last Shadow Puppets, released on 15 April 2008 by Domino Recording Company...
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Love, That's an Understatement (ひかえめに言っても、これは愛, Hikaeme ni Ittemo, Kore wa Ai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujimomo. It began...
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inspired by their music. They have released two records, The Age of the Understatement (2008), and following a lengthy hiatus, Everything You've Come to Expect...
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Credit Suisse Securities Japan Limited income tax case (redirect from Credit Suisse Securities Japan Limited “Mass Understatement of Income Tax” Case)
The Credit Suisse Securities Japan Limited “Mass Understatement of Income Tax” Case is a lawsuit pertaining to employees and former employees of Credit...
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"The Age of the Understatement" is the first single released by The Last Shadow Puppets. It was released on 14 April 2008 in the United Kingdom on Domino...
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recordings: Rusty Pistachio and Toby Morse of H2O (backing vocals on "Understatement"), Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 (bass on "Something I Call Personality")...
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privileged. How many people have seen anything like this?" English understatement Euphemism Figure of speech Hyperbole Paradiastole Encarta World English...
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Euphemism (section Understatement)
the letter can be phonetically respelled. Euphemisms formed from understatements include asleep for dead and drinking for consuming alcohol. "Tired...
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Minimisation (psychology) (section Understatements)
of the act. Understatement is a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected. Understatement is a staple of...
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recent developments regarding Kyle Carrozza, aka TV's Kyle, would be an understatement. We are appalled and feel completely betrayed that someone who was such...
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antenantiosis or moderatour, is a figure of speech and form of irony in which understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm...
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Comedic device (section Understatement)
may be used to reflect or affect strong feelings or impressions. An understatement is a figure of speech in which statements are purposely understated...
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""Zwaar ontgoocheld is een understatement": Glen De Boeck misnoegd na ontslag bij KV Kortrijk" ["Very disappointed is an understatement": Glen De Boeck dissatisfied...
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out the sacking of an elegant, supposedly impregnable jewelry store...Understatement is the method of the film, from Melville's pared-down screenplay to...
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Housewives Of Beverly Hills' After One Season: "I'm Disappointed Is An Understatement"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 21, 2024. Tinoco, Armando (April...
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Rascals) James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco, Simian) Albums: The Age of the Understatement (2008), Everything You've Come To Expect (2016) Works Progress Administration...
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type of role, and wrote that she "specialises in a sort of calculated understatement", praising her "insight into what makes characters tick and her facility...
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theatre forms such as Kabuki and Noh . Noh was marked for estrained understatement and abstraction with more focus on emotion than narrative of dialogue...
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friendliness, an aversion to open confrontation, a tendency toward understatement, a disinclination to make a direct fuss or stand out, apparent emotional...
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Turner, as both drummer and producer. Their debut album, The Age of the Understatement, earned the group a Mercury Prize nomination and also charted at No...
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from Uzbekistan put the number around 5%, the number is said to be an understatement and some Western scholars put the number up to 10%–20%. Uzbekistan has...
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the disaster film and the domestic drama, approaching each genre with understatement to deliver a modest study of personal and societal upheaval – and refusing...
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delivers many subtle pleasures ... [she] fully exploits the power of understatement." Lamorna Ash, writing in The Guardian, noted that Small Things like...
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Non-apology apology Reputation management Slogans Sound bites Spin Transfer Understatement Weasel words Corporate propaganda Sales Cold calling Door-to-door Pricing...
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Rhetorical device (section Understatement)
monster was invented?' — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Understatement, or meiosis, involves deliberately understating the importance, significance...
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garrulous and repetitive when compared to the "disciplined, businesslike understatement" of The Undefeated, a short story Hemingway wrote in 1927. Similarly...
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named Register Place. (The colloquialism "mud hut" would seem to be an understatement for a substantial pisé building in which was operated a demy Stanhope...
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the emergence of an unforeseen problem, often with a sense of ironic understatement. The Apollo 13 Flight Journal lists the timestamps and dialogue between...
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