vive la dif-fér-ence |ˈvēv(ə) lä ˌdifəˈräns|
exclamation chiefly humorous
an expression of approval of difference, esp. that between the sexes.
ORIGIN from French , literally ‘long live the difference.’
1. Vive la différence? Not if you lean right politically.
New Oxford American Dictionary:
dif-fer-ent |ˈdif(ə)rənt|adjective1 not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality : you can play this game in different ways. | ( different from/than) the car is different from anything else on the market.• informal novel and unusual : try something deliciously different.2 distinct; separate : on two different occasions.
Right-Wing Talking-Point Dictionary:
dif-fer-ent |ˈdif(ə)rənt|adjective1 not like us. | He's Black.
2. I beg to differ.
It's not that bureaucracies do things half-fast; rather, it's that those who run bureaucracies tend to undertake vast projects for-vast reasons.
3. Observable Differences
4. Anatomical Differences
5. Behavioral Differences
6. Generational Difference
7. Class Differences
8. No Difference
9. It Makes A Difference
10. Healthcare Differences
#1 - Economic
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11. Differences in Perspective
12. What's The Difference?
And so, dear reader, we end with a cartoon, which illustrates a subtle fact. Quite often, the differences we detest and deride in the behavior of others are merely projections of our own prejudices.
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