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explosives in

You know, i was just thinking *the crowd gasps*
Isn't it [to discover the adjective, see cryptic below] how us young'ns aren't permitted to EVER use colloquials in our writing? Don't get me wrong; i am not advocating essays along the lines of 'Gatsby is a cool dude'. But if the odd informal is interspersed amongst grandiloquence, it kind of brings the whole piece of writing down to earth. It's like the writer is saying, yes, i can communicate in a complex style, but i don't want to sound too stuffy or up myself, so here's an axiom for you. My hypothesis:
By inserting the odd informal phrase or word to a formal essay gives the piece variety, interest and makes it highly accessible to the reader.

Cryptic for the adjective above....

Sounds like an explosive in a type of frog is monstrous.
OR
The yeti is detestable.
[look to the end of post for answer]

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ANWER: abominable.
(an explosive: a bomb; in a type of frog: a BULL frog)
(also, the abominable snowman= yeti)

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