So when some poor schlub asks chefs to identify talented colleagues or favorite restaurants, they will inevitably mention their friends or the late-night eateries they frequent after service.
The articles inevitably mention his precocity (at age 3, he shot a 48 on the front nine of a regulation course) and provide examples of his athletic prowess: Once Woods tried out four drivers that Nike was experimenting with and told the lab guys that he preferred the heavier one.
These guys -- and they seem always to be guys -- inevitably mention the "bottom line," and that comparison is crazy for several reasons.
"How would you put that if you were to talk only about you, and not tell your partner anything about them?" You can, of course, point out something you saw or heard, from the point of view of your experience, so you will inevitably mention something they did.
At some point, inevitably, I mentioned the Mary Renault books and what their vision of love meant to me.
Inevitably, they mention his wavy black hair, handsome face, famous girlfriends.
They inevitably also mention the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib as needing to be avenged.
Then, inevitably, someone mentions a female friend who loves guffawing at people, and we remind ourselves of the fallibility of generalisations.
