Ugly Usage Rears Its Ruckus Head
DEAR ABBY letter discusses grammar debates on raise versus rear for children and pigs and invite to dinner versus for. It cites The Careful Writer noting the shift to raise for both children and pigs and notes progress in usage. The reader Barbara Tabler comments on invitations and cannibalism jokes.
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Dear Abby Christmas Good Deeds Challenge Inspires Family
Judy in Mansfield Ohio asks how to follow relatives who performed quiet good deeds. The oldest son aided alcoholics on Christmas Eve in California while middle child bought a bike for a needy girl and youngest left groceries at a needy family's doorstep. The family plans to participate with limited funds and college sons offering service hours amid many opportunities.
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Horoscope snippet hints birthday boost with travel in 1996
A birthday horoscope predicts a rosy financial view and a year of planning for alliances and family networks. February and March 1996 are favorable for travel, with romance possible on a tennis court or ski slope, and guidance on Aries through Pisces with cautions on choices and relationships.
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