Word: damned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...certain corner, suddenly) meets he tall policeman of my mind. Or, in more succinct Cummingsese: "Not for philosophy does this rose give a damn." For Cummings, the rose-and indeed the whole world-was a cause of wonder, and the words that he poured out in anger or tribute trace his lyrical journey through its mysteries. After his death, poets and critics were quick to speak of him as "the greatest innovator in modern poetry," as a man who perfected "the idiom of American common speech." Some placed him beside Thoreau and Whitman in "the pantheon of American letters." Cummings...
...hope she continues to do as she has done and the critics mind their own damn business...
Many a laryngectomee begins esophageal speech with cuss words, which have the advantage of being monosyllabic and explosive. Says Mrs. Doehler: "I often tell a man to say 'Damn!' It helps him to relax." One way or another, Mrs. Doehler and her dedicated colleagues have taught esophageal speech to about half of the estimated 20,000 U.S. laryngectomees...
Their feud became so fierce that Roosevelt tried to funnel patronage through Byrd enemies in Virginia. Says Byrd: "Not controlling patronage turned out to be a damn good thing for me, because the Depression was still on and everybody was wanting a job. There weren't enough to hand...
...traces. Recently A.K.U. directors were informed that Rhône-Poulenc, which has long held a near-monopoly of the French artificial fiber market, expected foreign producers to refrain from selling in France despite Common Market tariff cuts. Exploded one top A.K.U. executive: "I don't give a damn what they expect...