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{{ | {{a|plainenglish|}}{{d|Inter alia|ˈɪntər ˈeɪlɪə (plural ''inter alios'')|adv}}“[[Among other things]]”, only in Latin. An elegant if supercilious way of aerating your prose with words that do no work at all. Rather like having a dream that you’ve been to the gym. | ||
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“I am in the business that, ''inter alia'', of effecting the writing of sentences wracked with needless convolution.”}} | |||
The need for “inter alia” depends on your fear that, without it, you might be held, legally, to have represented that your business is nothing ''but'' convolution. | |||
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Inter alia
ˈɪntər ˈeɪlɪə (plural inter alios) (adv.)
“Among other things”, only in Latin. An elegant if supercilious way of aerating your prose with words that do no work at all. Rather like having a dream that you’ve been to the gym.
“I am in the business that, inter alia, of effecting the writing of sentences wracked with needless convolution.”
The need for “inter alia” depends on your fear that, without it, you might be held, legally, to have represented that your business is nothing but convolution.