Word: dens
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...told that the New English Biblemen wanted to change the accurate and acceptable "den of thieves" to "gangsters hideout" but were afraid the phrase lacked permanency; they settled instead for "robbers' cave." Such a re-reading is undoubtedly a conscious break with the past; it is also wanton destruction...
Action needs definition, and both press and politicians have been wondering what to call President Kennedy and his New Frontiersmen. In the first week, "pragmatic liberals" was the vogue. Then Doris Fleeson, den mother of the liberal columnists, thought she had a better term: "contemporary" Democrats. After the State of the Union speech, the New York Times chipped in with "cautious activist...
...speak of the complete obscurity of the King James Version to modern minds and then give a wonderful example of how it is going to be "improved." "Den of thieves" becomes "robbers' cave." Of course no modern understands the word thieves, and as for den-horrors, the word is virtually cryptic...
...literary panel, which was responsible for seeing that every nuance of meaning in the old translation was included in the new, that the language was sufficiently dignified for reading aloud, and that the modern expressions used would not be out of date in 50 years. Example: the King James "den of thieves" did not become "gangsters' hideout" only because it was thought that the '20s expression might not last long enough. The compromise: "robbers' cave...
...anticipated battle between Crimson and Bulldog two-mile relay units will not take place, because coaches Bill McCurdy of Harvard and of Yale and meet director Ding of Tufts were unable do agree on a time schedule. As matters stand, One , Fred Howard, Jod Fungerald, and Den Kirkland should have little trouble with a third-string Yale squad...