Tag: platitudes
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being made a patron
Apparently patronising is the word to use to describe what someone does as a patron. For example, if the Queen became patron of a Hospital, she will patronise that hospital. But will the hospital also patronise her in the same way that someone who is made a saint is canonised, or do we have to…
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an attitude of platitudes
It will all come out in the wash. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. You’ll feel better after a nice cup of tea. God’s in control. These are all platitudes. Platitudes may or may not be true. But they are patronising statements that trip off our tongues almost by-passing our brains and they take…
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