We used to laugh over aposiopesis in Latin class because it seemed disarmingly colloquial for a sea god to talk like that.

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She continued for over an hour to laugh and sing her way through a performance which had the hundreds in the Gerrard Marquee mesmorised.

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Yankees and Rebels alike join in the field to share a laugh now that it is over.

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"Thousands of Nigerian families they are going to be playing Monopoly over Christmas, having a good laugh and learning at the same time, and just appreciating the city, " she says.

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The passage usually gets a laugh, but it takes a great banana to put it over well.

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He has grown more distinguished over the years, as the fair tinted his temples gray and added laugh lines to his face.

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Humor, though, trumps diplomacy in ads, according to an Ipsos survey, which found that by 56%, North Americans prefer ads that make them laugh over those that are straightforward.

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