But Polina always spoke plainly.
Plain speech matters because when we speak clearly we are more likely to speak truth than when we retreat into slogan and euphemism; avoiding euphemism takes courage because it almost always points plainly to responsibility.
He was always big — plainly and dangerously overweight, owing in part to his genes and in part to his massive appetites for food and alcohol — and his thick neck and huge gut, stacked atop a pair of comparatively dainty legs, were a central part of his appeal.
VIOLENCE Quite a bit, but always comic and plainly so.
Tyrants always openly and plainly declare war on regular folks, nice folks, people like you and me, and they make no bones about it.
Slenczka put it more plainly: "You always need a clientele for a vaccine".
But that plainly isn't always true.
That plainly has not always been the case.
Brown went on to make another statement that was plainly false: "Britain will always honour its commitment to international justice.
