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You're correct. That's what I ultimately meant. His words were met, in the media, with challenge. Having his words even echoed was a feat in and of itself. You
by walru 10y ago
You're correct. That's what I ultimately meant.
His words were met, in the media, with challenge. Having his words even echoed was a feat in and of itself. You or I could not replicate his feat as we don't have the stage. People hinged on his every word because of his prowess in a field people could understand. Guys like LeBron James and Michael Phelps are the only folks who could garner the same level of respect in the here and now, but the field has changed, there's too much money at risk...
Case and point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l35nC0jVNuk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l35nC0jVNuk
- stan_rogers 10y agoPeople don't hinge on words (although their lives may); they hang on them. The idiom is "case in point", meaning "here is an example in furtherance of my argument." Yes, that may seem like nitpicking, but whether it's fair and logical or not, people will at least partially base their assessment of your message (or argument, or what have you) on the language you use to convey it.
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- lifeisstillgood 10y agoAnd that is a lesson the eloquent, poetic Ali teaches us: No Vietcong ever called me nigger.