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A. When praise is due, then give it.
When Praise You was announced, a gaggle of men and women in tracksuits swarmed out of the wings to join Fatboy Slim on stage.
In contrast, grandchildren and grandparents often engaged in mild ribbing; when praise for good behaviour proved insufficient, this was the preferred way to remind a child of appropriate comportment.
However, when they form a massed gospel choir and raise hands to sing the glorious Blessings ("When praise goes up, blessings come down"), and confetti falls as if from the skies, it really does feel like rap as a religious experience.
Each of these good deeds was muddled by political issues leading to criticism when praise was the more appropriate response.
There seems to be an assumption that when praise is heaped on a movie it must be "profound" in some way.
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Any journalist worth their salt should start feeling itchy when praised by those in authority.
When praised for her plays, she would look down in embarrassment, or respond by listing their shortcomings.
Inhabitat.com specifically cited e-reader-fueled "book extinction" when praising the work of a designer making used books into planters.
Gerrard was on more solid ground when praising Liverpool's Raheem Sterling, who shone in his first derby match at 17.
And when praised for the awards from the Brazilian press that cover the walls, she huffed: "The only thing missing is a Michelin star".
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