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NurseJackie

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134. I'm still trying to wrap my head around "splattered".

Fri Aug 21, 2020, 08:41 AM

Aug 2020

As you're well aware, George II, Christianity is certainly not my cup-o-tea…but I think the use of the word "splattered" is a bit harsh. It suggests something that's messy, or haphazard, or directionless, or poorly planned and clumsily executed. That's not how it was at all.

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I'm still trying to wrap my head around "splattered". NurseJackie Aug 2020 #134

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