Butterfly words stir readers in a debate on vocabulary
A columnist recounts reader Patricia Jenkins frustrated by rare words in River Horse and defends including obscure terms. The piece questions whether writers should gauge audience or uphold a rich diction, proposing a middle ground for clear communication with educated readers.
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Fairview
N.C
Patricia H. Jenkins
America
William Least Heat Moon
Jenkins
Westbrook Pegler
Bridge World
Ichthyologists Gazette
Bill Clinton
Johnny Chung
Hussein
Jefferson
Washington Post
Bush
Bill Bradley
Hortense
Boston Globe
New York Magazine
Childhood illness can affect heart arteries
Dear Dr Donohue explains Kawasaki disease affects heart arteries, with 4000 North American cases yearly. It inflames arteries, causing aneurysms and clots, treated by aspirin and gamma globulin. some cases require bypass. Also covers adhesive capsulitis or frozen shoulder and drug interactions with Mevacor and Lopid, advising medical oversight.
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DR. Donohue
J.B
Dear Abby: Hand washing in hospitals must improve
Dear Abby addresses a reader’s frustration with hospital hygiene, citing studies on poor hand-washing rates among health care workers and related infection risks. The Mayo Clinic’s Infection Awareness Week is highlighted, urging patients to speak up and doctors to wash hands for 30 seconds before patient contact. It also notes alcohol-based hand rubs as an alternative, and provides ordering details for an Abby booklet.
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M.V
Abby
Annals of Internal Medicine
New York Times
Duke University
the Times
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
Mayo Hospital
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