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{{ | {{a|buzz|}}As of September 2017, what we believe to be a brand new coinage: “[[parable]]”. | ||
'''Context''': “are you framing this<ref>For example successfully executed pledge structure, for example,</ref> as a [[parable]] to draw from for this new transaction? | '''Context''': “are you framing this<ref>For example successfully executed pledge structure, for example,</ref> as a ''[[parable]]'' to draw from for this new transaction?” | ||
'''Meaning''': parallel, analogy, comparison. | '''Meaning''': parallel, analogy, comparison. | ||
Bonus point for being | Bonus point for being biblical. But also for sheer degree of difficulty. This takes you right to the knife edge of mockery: you must deliver it with whole-hearted conviction, certitude and a self-confidence which is beyond most non-Americans, lest your conversational partner collapses in laughter. | ||
{{ninevirgins}} | {{ninevirgins}} | ||
{{sa}} | {{sa}} | ||
*[[Sing from the same hymn sheet]] | *[[Sing from the same hymn sheet]] | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:43, 30 December 2020
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As of September 2017, what we believe to be a brand new coinage: “parable”.
Context: “are you framing this[1] as a parable to draw from for this new transaction?”
Meaning: parallel, analogy, comparison.
Bonus point for being biblical. But also for sheer degree of difficulty. This takes you right to the knife edge of mockery: you must deliver it with whole-hearted conviction, certitude and a self-confidence which is beyond most non-Americans, lest your conversational partner collapses in laughter.
“I’m reminded of the parable of the nine virgins. Eight of them were wise, and used their tin-openers diligently, but the ninth was a clumsy, loud-mouthed virgin who kept wittering on abou —”
- —The Very Reverend Andy Simpson, NTNOCN
- —The Very Reverend Andy Simpson, NTNOCN
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- ↑ For example successfully executed pledge structure, for example,