You really shouldn't use the same relatively obscure word when describing the same event:
“The one cavil I will have … is [Michele Obama's] speech has — [it] reinforces something we’ve heard all night, which was how much the crowd goes crazy and how passionate they are about abortion and gay marriage and the social issues. And tonight has been about that.back-to-back.
-- David Brooks, September 4, 2012
I never liked Clinton but it is now pure churlishness to cavil at his remarkable skills.
-- Andrew Sullivan, September 5, 2012
Unless, of course, you're both referring to Brother Cavil for some reason:
Which would be weirdly awesome.
2 comments:
There talking about the guy who's acting in the new superman movie.
You read the Grand Dutchess of Yorkshire Sullivan crying about that dreadful Elizabeth Warren and her "class warfare".
Oh c'mon, noun vs. verb. Nothing in common...except that the word does perfectly describe the foundation of both of their current public personae.
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