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The phraseology with which he clothed some commonplace or mean thought or fact, when he was compelled to use commonplace arguments, or to tell some common story, kept his auditors ever alert and expectant.
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Hoar comments on how a speaker's phrasing can keep an audience engaged, even with mundane topics.
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