Precision, Lexical Precision
The reason you stir it with a special spoon is so not to chip the ice. James is ordering a weak martini and being snooty about it.
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The reason you stir it with a special spoon is so not to chip the ice. James is ordering a weak martini and being snooty about it.
The threshold for authenticity appears disturbingly variable.
There are few modern experiences more destabilising than innocently using a phrase you have understood perfectly well your entire life, only to discover the internet has quietly been doing something unspeakable to it for the past fifteen years.
Human beings will tolerate astonishing levels of inconvenience provided the system surrounding the inconvenience appears coherent, sincere, and proportionate.
Choosing the correct ceremonial moment is difficult to define precisely, but is instantly recognisable when achieved – and equally noticeable when missed.
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