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QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   11 Aug 2016, 08:14
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Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee.” Churchill’s famous __________: “Nancy, if you were my wife, I’d drink it.”

  • anecdote
  • aphorism
  • retort
  • recrimination
  • rejoinder
  • maxim
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Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, “If I were [#permalink] Post   03 Oct 2017, 06:50
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Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee.” Churchill’s famous __________: “Nancy, if you were my wife, I’d drink it.”
A. anecdote
B. aphorism
C. retort
D. recrimination
E. rejoinder
F. maxim

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Re: Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, “If I were [#permalink] Post   03 Oct 2017, 08:22
The sentence reports an exchange of phrases between Lady Astor and Churchill. Churchill replies in kind to Lady Astor comment, so that his answer can be defined as a "retort" or a "rejoinder".

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Re: Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, “If I were [#permalink] Post   14 Oct 2017, 16:18
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You need two words describing a witty comeback. Retort and rejoinder are perfect.

Recrimination is too strong. A witty reply is not an anecdote, nor is it an aphorism or maxim (which, like proverbs, contain some general truth or wisdom and do not have to be funny).

Hence options retort, rejoinder are best fit!
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Re: QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   26 Oct 2017, 00:38
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Re: QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   03 Feb 2018, 22:01
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Re: QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   06 Aug 2018, 10:35
Why is it not Recrimination - Counter or mutual accusation?
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Re: QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   07 Aug 2018, 01:49
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The answers mean indeed reply. This is what Churchill gave.

Always understand the real meaning of the entire sentence.

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Re: QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   11 May 2021, 15:28
Can someone please tell me why "retort" is not the correct answer? I thought Recrimination and Retort are having the same meaning.
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Re: QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   11 May 2021, 19:28
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\(retort\) is indeed the correct answer. Along with \(rejoinder\).

\(recrimination\) means accusation. We need a word that means reply/revert.


arorni wrote:
Can someone please tell me why "retort" is not the correct answer? I thought Recrimination and Retort are having the same meaning.
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Re: QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   14 May 2021, 06:52
rx10 wrote:
\(retort\) is indeed the correct answer. Along with \(rejoinder\).

\(recrimination\) means accusation. We need a word that means reply/revert.



arorni wrote:
Can someone please tell me why "retort" is not the correct answer? I thought Recrimination and Retort are having the same meaning.

Sorry for the late reply. By mistake, I mentioned rejoinder somehow. I meant Recrimination. I thought recrimination can also be an answer in terms of replying back or attacking back someone. So, on what basis we should reject the Recrimination.
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Re: QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   31 Aug 2021, 23:57
Clearly we are looking for a word that means a sharp and quick witted reply.

Clearly only retort and rejoinder fit the blank!
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QOTD # 21 Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, [#permalink] Post   01 Sep 2021, 00:01
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arorni wrote:
rx10 wrote:
\(retort\) is indeed the correct answer. Along with \(rejoinder\).

\(recrimination\) means accusation. We need a word that means reply/revert.



arorni wrote:
Can someone please tell me why "retort" is not the correct answer? I thought Recrimination and Retort are having the same meaning.

Sorry for the late reply. By mistake, I mentioned rejoinder somehow. I meant Recrimination. I thought recrimination can also be an answer in terms of replying back or attacking back someone. So, on what basis we should reject the Recrimination.


If you look at Churchill's reply, it was sharp, quick and witty. A recrimination is an accusation in response to one from someone else. Is Lady Astor making an accusation against Churchill? Is Churchill replying with an accusation directed towards Lady Astor?

The mood is humorous and not accusative.

A retort or a rejoinder is a sharp and quick-witted response.
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