Man-down Sentence Examples

You're a brave and outgoing public speaker, but your best friend clams up at the thought of talking on stage. They are your antithesis: someone or something with a contrary characteristic. Authors and speakers use antithesis between characters, concepts and situations to draw contrasts in their work — which can be a very effective way to persuade an audience to support a character, vote a certain way or even buy a particular product.

The 1970s was a cool era. After all, they invented (what seems like) a hundred different ways to say "cool." It was also the disco era; hello John Travolta. Wartime was over, people were relieved, and a major shift took place. You'll find that we still use a lot of this decade's lingo today. Language that goes underground for a while tends to spring back up again. Explore a list of some cool 1970s slang from the days of disco.