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Dedicated Telephoneticist. There is, of course, a margin of error connected with the game, specifically in the possible confusion between 1's and 7's, O's and O's. Dialing a wrong telephone name may also bring on an operator asking: "What number did you dial, please?" Instead of trying to explain, it is usually far easier to hang up and call again. None of this deters a dedicated telephoneticist like Los Angeles Mathematician Angela Dunn, who has created words out of most of her friends' numbers. A pharmacist and his wife for whom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Dial 686-2377 for NUMBERS | 2/2/1970 | See Source »

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