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Save The Words

I have adopted the endangered word Long Play as in I was allowed to put on 45s and 78s, but only Dad could put a long play on the hi-fi.

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Oxford English Dictionary ‘will not be printed again’ – Telegraph

Until six months ago I was clinging to the idea that printed books would likely last for ever. Since the arrival of the iPad I am now wholly convinced otherwise.

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Letters of Note: The Tiger Oil Memos

No fooling. Was he just an SOB or just pretending? Today, his descendant managers, really Nice or just pretending?

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Small Saga

So long now that no one who was there can still tell a tale at odds He left in search of a quest and found one that he thought the best Not gold not girl not peace he sought but … Continue reading

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Words | The New York Review of Books

My self-serving faith in articulacy was reinforced: not merely evidence of intelligence but intelligence itself. Written English as a spoken dialect is unusual enough that those who can manage complete sentences are regarded as “gifted.” Anyone who can speak ex … Continue reading

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Goldman Sachs Bans Naughty Words in Emails – WSJ.com

In the spirit of the times, there is no written directive specifying which curses now are officially cursed. Gosh. Gee whiz. Golly. Holy cow! Presto chango, all you traders are now alter boys and little miss perfects. And, since we … Continue reading

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A Chevy by Any Other Name … – Wheels Blog – NYTimes.com

Chevrolet Team, We wanted to write you a quick note requesting your support of our Chevrolet Brand. When you look at the most recognized brands throughout the world, such as Coke or Apple for instance, one of the things they … Continue reading

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Bizspeak, an occasional series

Initiative A half-baked idea with executive sponsorship, at the time of announcement. Bold initiative An initiative that hasn’t failed yet. Bold new initiative Second attempt. Bold Increased potential compensation without increased chance of being canned Core competencies Things we are … Continue reading

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They Get to Me: an article by Jessica Love | The American Scholar

Pronouns are talking trilobites, the last remnants of an Old English with a very different—and much richer—morphology.

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tedPAD – create millions of amazing and really bad TED talks

But if you’re creative and determined enough, you can see the beauty sink in once you take the time. Then all of a sudden it becomes easy for the brain to consider that it is mutating all the time. How … Continue reading

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