Application and Interrogation

Application

Application noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Interrogation and application are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interrogation" instead a noun "Application".

Interrogation noun - An instance of questioning.

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Application and interrogation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Application" instead a noun "Interrogation".

better	better application	better interrogation
normal	normal application	normal interrogation
usual	usual application	usual interrogation
direct	direct application	direct interrogation
Other adjectives: proper, single, simple, actual, real, successful, serious, little, careful, personal, possible.

In a somewhat realistic application of this trope, this turns out to be just the opener and they gradually upgrade to To the Pain and Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique.

Source: Interrogation by Vandalism
In a more straight-up and realistic application of this trope, in "Bushwhacked", Inara corrects an interrogation officer who calls the ship "the Serenity".

Source: Series / Firefly

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