That’s what it’s all about
10/16/09
“L’esprit de l’escalier or esprit d’escalier (staircase wit) is thinking of a clever comeback when it is too late. The phrase can be used to describe a riposte to an insult or any witty remark that comes to mind too late to be useful—when one is on the“staircase” leaving the scene of the encounter. The […]
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