Word: gennelmen
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...Parents," says Fadiman, "no longer exist, as against folks; the language of narrative develops in the key of 'There's this ranch owner in this movie'; 'the true facts' are always presented, presumably as opposed to the untrue facts." As for pronunciation, gennelmen, twenny and akshally are excellent Televenglish. The participial g tends to disappear (smokin' L & M cigarettes) as surely as the l from awright, and one giveaway M.C., who feels badly when a contestant loses, has popularized congradulate...
Three hundred and fifty books for $16.90. Shakespeare, Dickens, Molière, Byron, Tom Paine, Havelock Ellis?philosophy, history, literature, poetry?How to Live 100 Years, Rhyming Dictionary, Care of the Baby, How to Be an Orator. Step up, gennelmen'n laydeeez 'n take your pick! Any individual book for only fi' cents, a nickel, the twentieth part of a dollar! Ringmaster of and barker for this three-ring circus of literature: Mr. E. Haldeman-Julius of Girard, Kans...
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