#comment__remark  a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
  supertype:  statement  a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
  subtype:  ad-lib  remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
  subtype:  courtesy.comment  a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
  subtype:  gambit.comment__ploy  an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
  subtype:  obiter_dictum__passing_comment__passingcomment  an incidental remark
  subtype:  mention__reference  a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
     subtype:  allusion  passing reference or indirect mention
     subtype:  retrospection.mention  reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"
     subtype:  name-dropping  the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
  subtype:  observation.comment__reflection__reflexion  a remark expressing careful consideration
     subtype:  Parkinson's_law  C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done
     subtype:  Parkinson's_law.observation__parkinson'slaw  C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion
  subtype:  wisecrack__crack__sally__quip  witty remark
  subtype:  jibe__shot__shaft__slam__dig__barb__gibe  an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
  subtype:  platitude__cliche__banality__commonplace__bromide  a trite or obvious remark

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