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Word: proofroom (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1945-1945
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...embattled apostrophiles seized their pens and rushed to the defense. The Times offered editorially to split the difference, ban the apostrophe in plurals like 1890s "whether our own proofroom is for us or against us." It added a thank-you-ma'am: after bowing for years under questions of solemn import, the world could well use some small controversies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Its v. It's | 12/31/1945 | See Source »

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