In the film "Zero Dark Thirty," the C.I.A. interrogator played by Jessica Chastain castigates a detainee for not being "fulsome" in his responses. She means that he hasn't provided a full account of his activities and associates.

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Some of you may remember comedian Johnny Carson's trademark response when a guest on "The Tonight Show" told him something surprising: "I did not KNOW that!" That's how I reacted to the following tidbits of verbal information that came as news to ...

Q: I thought the word meaning "all counted" was "tolled," as in "When all the people arrived at the party, all tolled, there were close to a hundred of them." However, I have seen the word "told" used more than "tolled." Which is correct? -- Teri ...