This is the holy grail of messaging platforms: evoking strong emotion with minimal friction.

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Nor does Mr Talbott's character, at least on the surface, betray much romanticism or strong emotion of any other kind.

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"The humour lies in applying a word which conveys strong emotion to a relatively minor or trivial matter, " says Denny Hilton, the OED's senior assistant editor.

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In my whole career I can't remember celebrating a draw, but on Monday, the emotion of drawing such a match was nearly as strong as if we had have won it - but I must emphasise the word 'nearly'.

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