Before going on the air, QVC's "guests" — the products' makers or sellers — are trained in the "backyard fence" style, which means talking about a product as they would to a neighbor.
Set aside for the moment that many of Mr. Romney's supporters and foreign policy advisers argue that after a decade at war, the only option is a political settlement, which means talking to some elements of the Taliban.
Part of the lineup everywhere around the world is a "wow story," which means talking about great things that our ladies and gentlemen have done.
The second morning was given over to "Japanese Distributor Interview Contacts," which meant talking, via an interpreter, to Japanese journalists.
We had to walk up to the desk, which meant talking to someone (cringe), choose an artist, obviously a CD, and then burn it (the horror).
President Obama will have a couple of goals when he speaks, at the National Defense University this afternoon, about his counterterrorism policies — which also means talking about his larger philosophy of law and war and where they meet.
By Amy Davidson Sorkin May 23, 2013 President Obama will have a couple of goals when he speaks, at the National Defense University this afternoon, about his counterterrorism policies — which also means talking about his larger philosophy of law and war and where they meet.
But before you start, you'll have to go through the "precatechumenate" process -- which basically means talking to a priest, reflection and attending Mass regularly.
Later this month they'll do a deeper dive, which I assume means talking about features.
I remember early on in my first bid I read Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full and some young white-kid character gets thrown in jail and an OG OT (old-timer) advises this kid to "use de mouf," or something along those lines, which basically means talk a big game and act like you run shit.
In the days before Fashion Week, which begins Feb. 13, a similar story has been playing out in showrooms around the city, as designers adapt to a new reality, one in which talking about new clothes means talking about the new economy.
