A surname.
gervais
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gervais.
Editorial note
Worth going back, if you haven't already, and reading yesterday's post on part 2 of the Gervais Principle.
Quick take
A surname.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for gervais.
noun
A surname.
Example sentences
Worth going back, if you haven't already, and reading yesterday's post on part 2 of the Gervais Principle.
The British version was written wholly by Gervais and Merchant, while the American version had over 40 credited writers.
Michael has written nearly 30 essays on the Gervais Principle - check out his blog.
For a deeper and much more cynical view of corporate dysfunction read the Gervais principal[1].
One bit of evidence against this is the amount of the Extra's script Ricky Gervais had to rerecord for an American audience.
I mean, your blog is must-read material every time new content shows up in theoldreader, and I keep coming back to certain points, like the Gervais principle series.
Kind of surprised that no one has brought up the Gervais Principle.
I hope and really don't think the psychopath/clueless/loser model need always apply, but the Gervais Principle holds a lot of water.
Indeed, The Invention of Lying by Ricky Gervais makes the case that religion wouldn't exist at all in a world without liars and peddlers of false hope.
His riffs on the Gervais Principle are really good.
It also gave us Ricky Gervais & Mackenzie Crook.
Agree Ribbonfam peaked with the Gervais Principle essay.
Quote examples
The first article, "The Gervais Principle", is also very good.
I like comparing this idea to Ricky Gervais' movie "The Invention of Lying".
The photographer Howard Schatz did an interesting series, where he takes photographs of actors "In Character", among others Ricky Gervais[1], and he says at one point: " The other thing about it is: Comedy comes from a good or a bad place.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use gervais in a sentence?
Worth going back, if you haven't already, and reading yesterday's post on part 2 of the Gervais Principle.
What does gervais mean?
A surname.
What part of speech is gervais?
gervais is commonly used as noun.