Word: agers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Thomas would hardly recognize himself as the jittery, gangling teen-ager who once covered his ears with his hands to shut out the noise of the crowd. Relaxed and confident, he now strolls around the floor between jumps, chatting with other athletes, leaning over the seats to sign autographs. "I don't let anything bother me any more, especially the fans," he says. "I'm absent from them. I used to really believe that they were all my friends, but I soon found out that they liked me only because I was winning...
...balm, sustainer and sometimes critic for my husband. I will try to have my children look at this job with all the reverence it is due, to get from it the knowledge that their unique vantage point gives them, and to retain the lightheartedness to which every teen-ager is entitled. For my own self, my role must emerge in deeds, not words...
Guillermou has a certain point: words are themselves ideas that shape a people's self-image. French purists are thus aghast at the eat-and-run tone of le snack-bar as opposed to the civilized Gallic pace of le cafe. The Franglais word teen-ager is rebellious worlds apart from the dutiful jeune fille. The traitorous notion that "American is the only living language," cries Linguist Etiemble, will lead straight to what he calls, in ironic Franglais, "I' American way of life...
...need not continue the payoff and would be permitted to live rent-free for three months at Stewart's place to make up for his losses. Baker himself admitted that "some of Boyd Richie's money had been deferred. After all, he was just a teen-ager and making a good salary...
...PATTY DUKE SHOW (ABC, 8-8:30 p.m.). A new series starring Patty Duke, who plays a dual role as an American teen-ager and her European-bred cousin. Premi...