It's a tautology to say that Adam was with Eve at the time she gave him the fruit. It would be the same thing if I said I was with my mother at the time of my birth.

The alliteration of the broken record was like a chant or a chorus that I could copy and echo throughout the encore.

WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU FORGOT SOME WORDS.

I left some for John.

I had to check this, and yes, this site is American!

Here was my WOTD, and God Bless America is used as an example:

Claptrap (noun)

Pronunciation: ['klæp-træp]

Definition: Pretentious, insincere speech designed to gain applause; a trick or phrase designed to capture praise.

Usage: We are not calling today's word slang, though it is a bit slangy. It is uncomfortable in formal written English and probably should be limited to conversation. In its second sense it may be used in the plural, as "claptraps like 'God bless America' and 'Home, sweet home'." In the most widely used sense, as in today's Suggested Usage, it is a mass noun with no plural.

Suggested Usage: Remember, claptrap is not just drivel, but drivel designed to stimulate a positive response, "She tried to extenuate her embezzlement with claptrap about motherhood and devotion to the family." The more unpalatable the affair, the more likely it is to emerge, "Expect a barrage of patriotic claptrap whenever we set off to war."

Etymology: Originally, today's word had two references in British theater. First, it was a device that made the sound of clapping before canned applause was invented. (This is not to be confused with the slapstick, a device for making the sound of a slap for 'slapstick' farce.) It later came to refer to a line guaranteed to garner applause, such as "Britannia rule the waves." Hence today's meaning of cheap, showy sentiment expressed solely for effect.

Believe it or not, some people actually DO believe in the words, "God Bless America." I do.

I know! That's why I had to check the source! It surprised me, too!

Apologetics

a·pol·o·get·ics (ə-pŏl'ə-jět'ĭks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)

The branch of theology that is concerned with defending or proving the truth of Christian doctrines.

Formal argumentation in defense of something, such as a position or system.

Most of the "claptrap" that we hear today comes from the mouths of our polititions trying to get re-elected.

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