Word: closers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...carefully to avoid any knocks at the presidency. This poses an additional bit of tactical trivia for Carter: how to refer to his opponent. Calling him "Mr. President" might seem too deferential. A simple "Mr. Ford," on the other hand, might be a trifle patronizing. As the debate got closer, the possibility of just saying "President Ford" was favored...
...South is not a place name as is New England, nor does it precisely designate a period, as does the Confederacy. It vaguely sets apart those whose faith lies in the future from those whose heart is with the past." Arkansas Democratic Senator Dale Bumpers is even closer to the mark when he says, "I know they proclaim a 'New South' every few years. But it's not new yet. I guess the best term to use is maturing. It's maturing politically, socially, culturally and educationally...
...Would you please move your car closer to the pump...
...Pennsylvania driver laughed, moved his car closer and thereby ended another skirmish in the word between the states. Along the interstates, and more often away from them, old Southern expressions like "a tad"-an indefinable little bit-survive...
...subjective literature, calculating the number of times each part of speech was used, making students aware of undesirable loose jargon and grandiose tendencies in much specialized work. Style analysis, former head section man for the option, Martin Robbins, said, forced the students to review their grammar and brought them closer to absorbing the gestures of each writer's style...