10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-JOKING»
Discover the use of
half-joking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
half-joking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Drugs for Life: How Pharmaceutical Companies Define Our Health
But treating everyone as noncompliant would be true if doctors were fully joking
rather than half-joking when they suggest putting statins in the water supply. Why,
then, the insistence on half-joking? Half jokes seem to be an example of a rare ...
2
Romeo and Juliet in Jerusalem and Other Short Stories
He tried to sound like he was half—joking; after all, he had his pride. Or was it
that he feared rejection? As soon as the words left his mouth, he regret— ted that
he had asked that question. He knew that the question came out all wrong; his ...
3
The Murder of the Jews in Latvia: 1941-1945
My father had said once, half joking and half in earnest, that he hadn't believed
that the inhabitants of Agenskalns, the neighborhood in which Dr. Springenfeld
had practiced his whole life — for fifty years, to be exact — would let him move to
...
4
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board, ...
Indeed Sun explicitly characterized Gao's statement as half joking. If the
statement was made solemnly, there is no doubt it would be a bald threat and
violate Section 8(a)(1) of the Act. But I find, rather, that Gao made the remark
intending it as ...
National Labor Relations Board (U S )
5
Villa Verocchio, Or, The Youth of Leonardo Da Vinci: A Tale
The half -joking, half-serious tone Verocchio assumed, was a great contrast to his
manner of the previous day at Filippo Resi's, and proved to Leonardo how
differently the Maestro spoke of him and to him ; this was, however, fast becoming
a ...
Diana Louisa Macdonald, 1850
He was only half joking. 'Pig,' said Alice. Now she was only half joking. After a
pause she said, 'But I thought you hated going abroad. Why did I think that?' 'Well
, I don't like holidays,' Kit replied, 'but a weekend is different.' 'I love going away,' ...
I wrote him back, asking where did he leam about some of the things he was
warning me against. I was joking, of course. Well ... GWYNETH. Half-joking.
JENNY. Half-joking. GWYNETH. You said you're going home Act H WRENS
Page 55.
8
I Should Write a Book, Apparently
for sharks—half joking and half actually worried that there might actually be some
sharks down there! That bastard then tipped my kayak upside down, and l was
plunged into the cold depths too.When l bobbed back up to the surface, I was no
...
9
The Search for the Self: & v. 2. 1950-1978
Yet, it is instructive to ponder Freud's (1916-1917) half-joking, half-serious
remarks concerning the equation "sexual is the improper" (p. 303), and the again
half-joking remark: "On the whole, indeed, when we come to think of it, we are not
...
Heinz Kohut, Paul H. Ornstein, 2011
10
The Noble Profession of Leaf Chasing
“Clarice, you should know by now that I enjoy working and studying with you, and
not just because you're the nicest person I know,” Ben answered, still half joking.
After a short pause, he got more serious. “One thing I found out is that I learn ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-JOKING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
half-joking is used in the context of the following news items.
New York Gambles on a Fashion Week of Men's Wear
“We're already trending on Instagram,” he said, half-joking. In the spirit of equality, Mr. Kolb was asked a question usually put to women at ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Martin Lewis: what the money-saving expert did next
“I want to be Sheldon when I grow up,” he insists, only half-joking. “I really do. He even campaigns like me for banning Christmas presents”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
The Paper Where Ta-Nehisi Coates Learned the Ropes
Only half-joking, Carr would line up the eraser of a No. 2 with the top edge of a printout of your story. The tip of the pencil would extend down ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
Why the 'Gilmore Girls' Fandom Lives On
“I actually tweeted half-joking, half-not, 'Anyone want to start a podcast with me called “Gilmore Guys,” where we talk about every episode of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Hunting ban: I don't care about foxes - I just hate posh people
I'm half-joking of course (and should take a moment to point out, in the tradition of all good prejudiced people, that some of my best friends are ... «Metro, Jul 15»
WWII 'Honor Flight' is a family affair
Half-joking, Shavel said, “Why did they send 1,000 planes over Berlin? If they had sent less, we wouldn't have hit anything!” Though all his ... «New Jersey Jewish News, Jul 15»
For 'Varekai,' Cirque du Soleil soars into an enchanted forest
“If I pause, it's because I've stopped breathing,” says an only half-joking Michael Smith, artistic director of Cirque du Soleil's “Varekai,” in a ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
Funeral Advantage stirs emotions with reverb-soaked hooks
“A lot of people say they're shoegaze or dream-pop, but they're not a purist, they're just genre tourists,” he says, seemingly only half-joking. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
With fear of Grexit, Greeks give up meat, hide money around the …
she asks half-joking, looking frantic and exhausted. She says 5 of her friends lost their jobs last week. Valia sells her products mainly to Greek ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
The portable wilderness of John Luther Adams
Adams only half-joking calls it his “In C.” And the honors and awards keep coming, too, the latest from Columbia University, which will present ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
