There was a showbiz feel to Fabian Delph announcing his commitment to Aston Villa directly over the big screen that, no doubt timed to spread a feelgood factor around the ground, was distinctly out of keeping with the majority of the season to date in this corner of the West Midlands.
It does not fully explain, however, why they were distinctly second best to the team who finished seven points behind them in the Championship.
It is a low-key, loose-fit architectural attitude that is distinctly at odds with many of the other west coast tech companies' sleeker ambitions.
European integration has long ceased to be animated by passions and ideals which could be viewed as distinctly Catholic.
Research has suggested that people may enjoy distinctly better physical and mental health when they volunteer, including something called a "helper's high".
As at Brighton, where Damian McBride's allies and enemies bristled at each other, the atmosphere in the press seats at Manchester could prove distinctly frosty.
Their rightful claim of social exploitation by a group of disproportionately wealthy bankers with a distinctly cavalier attitude towards social and economic equality went viral.
Firstly, a clear point of difference - your product should be distinctly different in terms of ingredients, design and the customer need that it serves.
The album has since, apparently, been removed, but snippets from four tracks were posted along with the interview, and sound distinctly Aphex-like.
The distinctly unamused Mr Pavlik said he expected the Postal Service to send the new papers special delivery, and that he fully anticipated that the new ballots would be delivered today or tomorrow morning.
The Martini became drier during the course of the 20th century; DeVoto was writing in the 1940s and even then his ratio would be considered distinctly wet.
