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Word: gennelmen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Televenglish | 3/11/1957 | See Source »

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