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- noun Plural form of
quibble .
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Examples
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Anyway, word quibbles and Biblical exegesis aside, we are getting to the nub of the matter, aren't we?
Keisha and Mary. Ann Althouse 2006
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His rivals try to catch him out on a few occasions; but he manages to show that their quibbles are the result of their own ignorance.
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His rivals try to catch him out on a few occasions; but he manages to show that their quibbles are the result of their own ignorance.
Archive 2005-05-01 2005
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Not being completely satisfied with his method of spontaneous ideas Freud sought shorter paths to the subconscious, and therefore undertook the study of the dream-life (dealing with forgetfulness, speaking to one's self, making mistakes, giving offense to one's self, and with superstition and absent-mindedness, and the study of word quibbles taken in their widest sense), to all of which we are indebted for the possession of his three important books: "Die Traumdeutung?"
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Most letters begin with a summary of the article - what does it cover, what is the argument - set out the positives, add a few small "quibbles" here and there, and then return to the positives.
Concurring Opinions 2008
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For my own complaints, I have only two small quibbles: Although most of the story is told from Max's point of view, a few chapters in the first half are in third-person.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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And oddly, the same quibbles often emerge year after year.
Happy (Awkward) Holidays Sue Shellenbarger 2011
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Other than a couple of quibbles, MI13 has been solid gold every month, without exception. carloshll726
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I note that Ck quibbles over Carlin but not over 80 years of Zionist war crimes.
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Neither of your silly quibbles affects his point that you are proposing a massive redistribution of wealth from taxpayers to riders.
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