dilettantish

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News on Rebecca from Topix. net A peculiar hybrid of personal journal, dilettantish punditry, pseudo-philosophy and much more, from an Accidental Expat who has made his way from Hong Kong to Beijing to Singapore, and finally back home to America for reasons that are still not entirely c

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  • Compared to the President, I'm a dilettantish reader, and I don't expect anyone to be impressed by my list. —  Stromata Blog
  • A peculiar hybrid of personal journal, dilettantish punditry, pseudo-philosophy and much more, from an Accidental Expat who has made his way from Hong Kong to Beijing to Taipei and finally back to Beijing for reasons that are still not entirely clear to him … —  The Peking Duck
  • It would be fine to leave it at that, if it weren't that the word "enthusiast" sounds dilettantish, somehow not quite serious. —  CJR
  • Apparently, Obama's glibness is grating on dilettantish moneybags. —  The American Spectator
  • He knows economic history and not just in a dilettantish way. —  Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
 

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