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Patricia Marx
American
Writer
Better
Me
Men
Shopping
Think
You
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One false word, one extra word, and somebody's thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you're going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words.
Patricia Marx
Buy
You
Words
Word
Somebody
Important
Thinking
Extra
Paper
About
Purpose
Towels
Like
Because
How
False
Very
Going
Just
Just Because
Store
Should
Your
Brevity
Though the male can be noble in reason and infinite in faculties, he is also easily amused by shiny toys, especially ones that do dumb things on his desk.
Patricia Marx
Though
Easily
Faculties
He
Noble
Also
Toys
His
Male
Dumb
Shiny
Infinite
Reason
Things
Amused
Desk
Being serious just makes me a little bit embarrassed.
Patricia Marx
Me
Bit
Embarrassed
Makes
Just
Being
Little
Little Bit
Serious
I write the shopping column. I think I've proven my superficiality.
Patricia Marx
Shopping
Think
Superficiality
Write
Column
Proven
For somebody who is a journalist, I can be awfully unobservant sometimes.
Patricia Marx
Sometimes
Somebody
Journalist
Who
Everyone thinks that 'Chinatown' is the best screenplay. I'm not sure it is.
Patricia Marx
Best
Everyone
Sure
Screenplay
Chinatown
Thinks
New York is rich in culture, cuisine, and commerce.
Patricia Marx
Culture
Rich
New
Cuisine
Commerce
York
New York
It's better to spend a lot on a getup you love than a fraction of that on something, or even five of those somethings, that you'll never bother to take out of the shopping bag. By the way, this advice also applies to discount love interests. And half-price sushi.
Patricia Marx
Love
You
Shopping
Better
Advice
Spend
Way
Those
Out
Something
Bother
Take
Never
Bag
Also
Discount
Lot
Five
Than
Sushi
Interests
Even
Fraction
You don't have to spend much time in Shanghai before you start to get all existential about the meaning of authenticity. Did you know that Shanghai is building nine satellite towns, each designed to mimic the architecture and culture of a different country?
Patricia Marx
Time
You
Culture
Architecture
Country
Building
Before
Mimic
Nine
Spend
About
Shanghai
Towns
Know
Existential
Authenticity
Get
Did
Different
Meaning
Meaning Of
Much
Satellite
Each
Designed
Start
Males have probably always enjoyed watching the defeat of other males, but without the invention of numerals and the subsequent invention of the concept of keeping score, we could never have had a million sports channels.
Patricia Marx
Sports
Invention
Defeat
Other
Channels
Could
Never
Had
Concept
Without
Always
Males
Score
Subsequent
Keeping
Enjoyed
Million
Watching
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