Readers react to language slips and slang abuse
Letters to Dear Abby vent about overused phrases like you know and basically, misused words such as goes in speech, right, and myself, plus the misinterpretation of apropos. Contributors from Phoenix to Maine urge clearer language and better instruction.
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Abby
Butch
Phoenix
Arizona
John
Jane
Maine
Gail
Shorewood
Wis
New York
Jean
Mason City
Iowa
Dear Tabby claims psychic powers in Nashville
Phyliss Moline 31 calls herself the Dear Tabby of the animal kingdom and offers telepet readings from a Nashville center with partner Rev Donald Wageck. She charges 10 dollars and says she links minds with pets to reveal their feelings and ailments while skeptics urge precise, specific conclusions.
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Nashville, Tenn
Phyliss Moline
Tabby
Animal Kingdom
Moline
Transpersonal Counseling Center
Nashville
Donald Wageck
Wageck
Hillsboro Animal Hospital
June Goodman
The
Robert Campbell
the Animal Hospital
Campbell
Blazer fashion traced from Cambridge to Hollywood icons
The blazer began at Cambridge University cricket games, priced for bold stripes. American adoption followed via Harvard Yale visitors, then Hollywood icons like Cary Grant and Wing star Buddy Rogers popularized it. Dietrich and Garbo later sported tailored versions reflecting era style.
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Charles
Buddy” Rogers
Rogers
Hollywood
Cary Grant
Cambridge University
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
America
Marlene Dietrich
Greta Garbo
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