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Word: substan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they are now being taught "better synergistic movement of the buccal cavity." In uddah woids, to tawk propah. Last week, at a seminar with an audiologist invited by the United Taxi Owners Guild, the hackies struggled like so many Eliza Doolittles to correct elided consonants, curdled diphthongs and other "substan-dardisms" peculiar to the area. If all goes well, they may give up on diction and speak only when spoken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Taxi Talk | 4/21/1975 | See Source »

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