Word: devere
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...members of the Committee on Education can recognize hypocrisy when they see it. They know that the language heard in the Commonwealth is no more related to the Queen's English than is Governor Dever to the Queen. What passes in the streets and subways as "English" is punctured with slang, idioms, and grammatical contortions...
When informed of this allegation, Dever stated that "if the CRIMSON makes such a statement, I will say that the CRIMSON'S reputation for accuracy will suffer...
Many reports contend that State officials disliked certain remarks made about the state government and certain individuals, including Governor Dever...
...Dever said that the "advice' 'issued by Murphy came as a result of "Harvard graduates who were concerned with attacks made on Harvard" in the book...
...Dever stated that "there has been no ban or pressure directed against the book. Murphy (Commissioner of Public Safety Daniel I. Murphy) has only passed out advice." Murphy had directed State Police to inform booksellers to withdraw the books because it is "foul, libelous, and obscene...