- complimentary speech
- приветственная речь
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy. 2014.
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy. 2014.
Complimentary language and gender — Complimentary language is a speech act that caters to positive face needs. Positive face, according to Brown and Levinson, is “the positive consistent self image or ‘personality’ (crucially including the desire that this self image be appreciated … Wikipedia
A More Perfect Union (speech) — This article is about the 2008 speech by Barack Obama. For other uses, see A More Perfect Union (disambiguation). A More Perfect Union was viewed on YouTube over 1.2 million times within the first 24 hours of its posting. A More Perfect Union [1] … Wikipedia
blandiloquence — complimentary speech; flattery Styles of Speech … Phrontistery dictionary
Edmund Campion — Infobox Saint name=Saint Edmund Campion birth date=birth date|1540|1|24|mf=y death date=death date and age|1581|12|1|1540|1|24|mf=y feast day=1 December venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=200px caption=Portrait of St. Edmund Campion… … Wikipedia
flatter — I. /ˈflætə / (say flatuh) verb (t) 1. to seek to please by complimentary speech or attentions; compliment or praise, especially insincerely. 2. to represent too favourably, as in portrayal. 3. to show to advantage. 4. to play upon the vanity or… …
Amtrak — For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). Amtrak Map of the Amtrak system (2007) Reporting mark … Wikipedia
List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… … Wikipedia
Wetting-down — For the christening of fire engines, see Wetdown. Wetting down is a raucous ceremony observed in the U.S. and British Navies including the U.S. Coast Guard for newly promoted officers. Formerly, it always involved tossing the new officer in the… … Wikipedia
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Gettysburg Address — For the text of the Gettysburg Address, see Gettysburg Address at Wikisource. Main article: Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg The only confirmed photo of Abraham Lincoln (circled) at Gettysburg, taken about noon, just after… … Wikipedia
Elderly martial arts master — The elderly martial arts master is a stock character in fiction, especially martial arts films.[1] Typically East Asian, he is a near invincible master of the martial arts, despite his age and presumed decrease in physical strength. Most often he … Wikipedia