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Word: alls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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There are no exact figures on the number of hard of hearing people in the U. S. but this does not deter many people from quoting any figures that seem to suit their fancies. I have seen figures ranging all the way from 200,000 to your 20,000,000...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

In Maine the small saltwater gastropod that abounds on the rocky coast is known as a piniwinkle (all three i's short as in pin), although referred to as a periwinkle in other sections of the country. The winkle is the fleshy snail-like occupant that conceals itself in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

... All French Canadians are, ipso facto, whether they like it or not, British, and I assure you that the vast majority of them not only like it but are inordinately proud of it. ...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

And if you think Bach and Mozart are antique, just wait: they will be as new and fresh as ever, when Franck and Tschaikowsky and Sibelius are forgotten by all save musicologists.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

RICHARD T. GORE Ithaca, N. Y. Just as falcons will be new and fresh when hunting rifles are forgotten by all save arms collectors.-ED

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 27, 1939 | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

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