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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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the subtle/illusive/implied/embedded message

0Think about the people you see in ads. Almost all of them are attractive and are usually smiling. But the01b00 subtle02b00 message that "things make you happy' simply isn't true. If you believe it, you'll end up spending more and more money.02br
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0 The message may be all those things, but subtle doesn't mean the same thing as illusive, implied, or embedded. " 0-

  • 0 The message may be all those things, but subtle doesn't mean the same thing as illusive, implied, or embedded.
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0 The message may be all those things, but subtle doesn't mean the same thing as illusive, implied, or embedded. Here I think "subtle" means "difficult to perceive," or even Webster's 5th definition for the word: "operating insidiously." 0-

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