Sentences with phrase «pretentious when»

The writing is of a higher literary nature but ends up sounding a bit pretentious when spoken out loud.

When I say the same thing it just sounds pretentious, and that's because it is pretentious when I say it.

I can remember as a kid thinking that Bill Mitchell was outrageously pretentious when he said «coupe» that way in the»50s, but the gloriously vulgar then - No.

«It sounds pretentious when you start calling it a food hall, but patrons can come here in and talk to the Todd Ginsberg [of Yalla and Fred's Meat & Bread], a James Beard - nominated chef who doesn't act that way, and even when he's sweating behind the line, he will come out and talk to you.»

Not exact matches

Even when spell check suggests «whom,» I think it sounds pretentious.

When you are pretentious enough to call yourself «Real Wisdom,» I automatically dismiss you as a spurious, self - satisfied, know - it - all, religious egoist.

I see this as part of a growing trend in the western world that is getting fed up with the ignorant, pretentious, number - crunching church buildings that claim to be preaching gospel when they're either preaching a list of do's and don'ts or they're preaching what's in demand, and im not saying all churches are like that but a lot are.

when you state «accept the fact that YOU and ALL (but handful) ATHEISTS like you are egocentric, pretentious, pompous, presumptuous, narcistic, self - serving and BIG FAT LIARS?»

I know they smell like socks and have a rather pretentious name, but they're super healthy and tasty when prepared...

whether for the right or wrong reasons, our leader chose to stay on when things took a turn of sorts... a new owner arrived on the scene, plans for a new stadium emerged and Wenger became the bearer of bad news... he sold us on a new story, one that required patience on our parts... financial constraints were the order of the day, so that the enormous sums spent on the new venue could be recouped... although some would question the validity of such claims, why wouldn't they believe their faithful leader... according to those within the hierarchy, the future never looked so bright, as this new home would ensure our place among the elites for years to come... as we all know now these claims were a well constructed fabrication and so those who feel they were duped in the process are infuriated and rightly so... the fact that this club and it's manager have continually misled the fans, especially following Gazidis's claims about our financial liquidity, simply rubbed more salt in an already gaping wound... this surely isn't how you treat your «family», especially when they supported you through the supposed «lean» years... it was a dirty trick played by Kroenke but the fact is was orchestrated by Wenger himself hurt the most... as for those in the media, many of whom are former players or longtime pundits, who observed the early years firsthand, saw this as the perfect opportunity to vent the anger they felt towards this pretentious man once and for all... all in all, karma's a bitch

Fabregas» sense of integrity / loyalty was always suspect for me, even when fans accused Nasri and co of being traitors and beatified Fabregas as a saint who reluctantly had to leave, I still thought something was off about the guy and alas, he showed his true colors by not «having a choice» again when he joined Chelski, yes, he is well within his rights but I have little respect for pretentious bullshitters, I respect when you show me the middle finger and do what you want like Nasri and RVP among others.

I don't want to sound too pretentious, it is just a fact that all through my career, when I make a point or statement people listen.»

And even more pretentious from someone who will cite a secondary source about a study that was as a primary source presented on this site when it came out back in 2009.

«Whether colleges are a bit pretentious about courses taught at other colleges or the fact that they lose money when students arrive on their campuses with credit, dual enrollment is not universally accepted and students should do their research before signing up for it.»

He pointed out that liberal groups are pouring outside money into the race when they often express concern about campaign finance — a «pretentious punchline writes itself,» he said.

We all recall the way people rejoiced when Nnamdi «Andy» Uba was eventually thrown out from his pretentious perch as «governor».

While the title might seem a little bit pretentious, it is the one recipe I use when it comes to baking keto bread.

When she asks what you're up to on a Friday night, don't seem pretentious and lie about having to go a tear up the clubs with your guys.

I think cool / nerdy has taken over as what people think of when they think of artistic and pretentious is what people who want to look like they don't give a f*ck call art.

They even talk the same, these two bad dads: When Harold describes one of his sculptures as «a minor work,» fans will be reminded of how often Bernard used the same pretentious turn of phrase.

It's the kind of weird, pretentious, not uninteresting mess you get when ambitious directors create original sci - fi works, with not - so - subtle references to class warfare, social insularity, and big brother - like government manipulation.

The sepulchral feeling this image evokes only increases when he goes under those covers and we see them reciting Cormac McCarthy's gaudy, stiff, pretentious dialogue.

Also this week, fellow House contributor and Slant Magazine reviewer Jeremiah Kipp stops by to discuss the news that Peter Berg is being given the keys to the remake of Dune (so Mickey D's will probably be slinging «Spice Shakes» in 2010), the Noel Murray Stop - Clock makes another appearance, and Vadim says something extremely pretentious (and hilarious in hindsight) when it comes to how great «his industry» is going.

But when they're hired by a race of pretentious, gold - skinned beings called the Sovereign to kill an interdimensional beast in exchange for Gamora's captured half - sister Nebula (Karen Gillan), the Guardians manage to piss off their employers by stealing some of the valuable batteries they were charged with protecting.

Pretentious, insane, deluded — the festival experience is concentrated asshole - ism that is sometimes revelatory (as it was when I watched Cronenberg's Spider sitting next to Gaspar Noé at Telluride) but is more often the absolute pits.

Terrence Malick direction in this movie was pure brilliant, even when sometimes it dose get a little pretentious with some of the imagery, but all that aside, this is a beautiful film that's not going to be for everyone.

When Kim lands herself a chalet girl position at a swanky ski resort abroad she finds herself working for the family of Jonny which includes Bill Nighy as his father Richard and Brooke Shields (who at least looks hot in the film) as his pretentious mother Caroline aswell as Chloe (Sophia Bush) and her brother Nigel (Nicolas Braun) tag alongs on vacation.

Well, for starters, it's pretentious as hell; when the DVD liner notes — written by no less than Berlinger himself — for a fast - tracked cash - grab include such descriptive phrases as «mollify the cynics» and «post-modern approach,» you know you're in for everything but a good time.

When it's applied to something like, say, music, the result is interesting but dangerously close to pretentious.

OK, so it might sound a bit pretentious to some, but actually it's pretty useful to put all of your ideas into one place so that when you start putting the cover design together, you don't start with a blank canvas.

you know what, I was too nice, McMillan and HarperCollins you dumb pretentious c# ## sucking dip s ### s. let me be clear about something, you are killing yourselves, e-books will not go away, you may help Apple kill of the e-reader industry, but when they pull it off you can bet your ass if you want to sell your e-books you'll sell it with no DRM for what ever f-ing price Steve tells you too like he did with MP3s.

The term «graphic novel» is accurate, but you'll still sound like a pretentious asshole when you say it.

Let's go back to when I was talking about a review of the Stanley Parable sounding pretentious.

One might notice I didn't talk as much about exclusivity here, but the fact of the matter is that when Microsoft revealed all of their draconian policies for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 became the default choice; it was up to them to woo me away from Sony and back to their side, and they failed miserably at it, as nothing they showed could overcome their ludicrous list of ridiculous restrictions and pretentious policies.

Its pretty sad when I can predict a certain someone who you know probably hits the F5 key every 5 seconds just to be the first person to say «something - something pretentious» will post on a new blog post.

When the game is good though, it can be a dark but engrossing story with a pretentious atmosphere that is its own and filled with some clever writing.

When this webzine began, I took a pretentious title (not to mention one less catch in search engines than, say, «New York Art Crit») that I have regretted ever since.

Earth, nature, process, and eternity sounds natural, too, but also pretentious, and that is perhaps the lasting point: she never leaves the stage, even when one can not see her.

IT is a fair bet that when an art critic speaks of people «engaging» with a piece of work, what he (or she) actually means is that fellow beard - strokers (of either sex) have made pretentious comments regarding the creation.

Tate Britain's conceptual show is drab, dismal and pretentious, a return to the days when nobody loved modern art

Better than most up at the time but agreed it was severely flawed by it's own pretentious attempts at being casual when everything in it was so hyper considered.