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As a result of that, he's found himself feeling resentful for not getting what he's needed (he told me with a self-deprecating laugh).

He was trying to be self- deprecating , but it was hard to know how to respond to that kind of comment from a stranger.

Do not know how many people read it to understand, I understand, I understand verse behind the self-deprecating and sad.

Self-deprecating, even down to his lack of fashion sense, Mr Paulson gives a frank assessment of his strengths and weaknesses.

Under such circumstances, it is compulsory for any English person to make a self-deprecating remark and Martin did not fail me.

We also decided that humility was defined not by self-deprecating behavior or attitudes but by the esteem with which you regard others.

"The computer will hear anything before you do, anyway, " said the chief, not deprecating Stewart's ability but stating a fact.

Those are Marco Van Basten's own words, said with a little self-deprecating smile as he hones his already immaculate golf game.

The president began his remarks by acknowledging the storm of controversy his visit caused with a dose of self- deprecating humor.

Pleasantly self-deprecating, he acknowledges that he is not always right. But he usually is.

The German chancellor has a special genius for appearing self-deprecating, while subtly hinting that she is surrounded by ridiculous men.

This was his creation, of which the charming, ironic, self-deprecating man audiences saw onstage was but a walking shadow.

He wrote beautifully and, after overcoming a stammer, was a wonderful orator: humorous, self-deprecating, empathetic.

Lincoln was self-deprecating and funny in a way that will ring true for the Jon Stewart generation.

Returning to the metaphor of interpersonal relations, humble, self-deprecating people generally have little trouble finding friends.

No need to prove yourself. Instead, be reserved, say thanks, and give a concise, even self-deprecating summary of what you do.

This habit of passing on business wisdom with dollops of self-deprecating humour is now in full flow.

Her mother put on a deprecating look.

Moreover, recent releases of Sphinx now provide a native MySQL engine, deprecating the need to run a separate Sphinx daemon.

Before he is dismissed as yet another has-been, at least it can be said that he has a nicely self-deprecating turn of wit.

I think part of it is he has such a self-deprecating way about him that people tend to underestimate him.

Columnists shared their self-deprecating tales of Googling themselves.

But at others he is self-deprecating, mocking his occasional English flubs or the strangeness of his approach.

In principle, to talk about the relationship between themselves or with their closest person to use self-deprecating language.

In itself, Geithner's joke was not extraordinary for Washington, where self-deprecating fare is the norm.

I advocate aggressively deprecating the XML Namespace specification and removing it from general use.

The approach starts by moving to a regional hub and deprecating local servers.

Self-deprecating jokes are one thing. Continually apologizing for boring the audience is another.

Swiftly comes the deprecating simile: "like foam seeping from a fire extinguisher" .

In creating her heroine, Ms. Wickham, 39, a witty, self- deprecating Oxford graduate, was not appealing to fiction snobs.

By revealing your vulnerable moments and being self-deprecating, you open yourself up much more to the humorous aspects of life.

The safe rule: absent of their self-deprecating comment, say. Nothing.

Humorous persons need profound knowledge and some self-deprecating jokes to entertain people or advise.

The author's tone is self-deprecating, self-righteous and rather guilty in turn.

I think that down-to-earth, self-deprecating warmth and humanness is why she stayed famous and beloved for so long.

Self-deprecating humor is best, but that can also be taken too far.

And we love self- deprecating humor like we saw from the First Lady, " says Mr. "

Chances are you may not even realize you're making such statements, or that they're self-deprecating, Dr. Bennett says.

Are you funny, ahh, self-deprecating, like adventure, and have many formed opinions?

You don't want to use self-deprecating humor on simply any topic, however. It's most effectively & appropriately used in:

In fact, problems such as these were what spurred Sun into deprecating the