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Sunday, November 27, 2011

80. Banal

 From, “Are We Getting Nicer?” by Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times, 11/23/11:

“Then there are the myriad forms of violence that were once the banal backdrop of daily life.”

What are some things you consider to be the banal backdrop of daily life?

Banal: trite; commonplace

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