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Word: minmum (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...grade level of proficiency in reading, writing and arithmetic before qualifying for a state-approved diploma. Then Senator Francis X. Herbert, who doubles as a high school English teacher, discovered that the senators could also use some drill in the fundamentals. The bill misspelled explicit as explict, minimum as minmum and remediation as remediaton. Conceded Sponsor Matthew Feldman: "Sure, it's embarrassing. I never read the bill for spelling." Said Herbert: "I give the senate a B-minus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Back to Basics | 10/9/1978 | See Source »

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