Word: worded
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Word That Came to Dinner" [TIME, March 7], permit me to quote a rhyme from the pen of that homely bard-the poet of the people-Uncle Walt Mason...
Actually there was not much more that he could do. Administration strategists on Capitol Hill had sent word that now was the time for persuasion and compromise, and Harry Truman was plainly determined to ruffle congressional feathers no further...
...average man knows no more about lacrosse than be knows about claiming the Himalayas. The word perhaps conjures up pictures of half-oaked Ojibways laying onto a rawhide ball and each other with sticks of native hickory; but the image is faint, and stops short of modern lacrosse...
...first poets to devise odd typographical settings for his works, often putting one word on a line. Williams believes in clear language, strong images, and complete freedom in the choice of subject matter...
Also, there is the question of organization. The long flashback in the middle of the book sags perceptibly. After a couple of chapters one is perfectly willing to accept the author's word for the fact that the social strata in a small New England town are extremely solidified. Mr. Marquand, however, piles on more and more illustrations. Everything that happens to Charley Gray seems caused by the fact that he isn't quite on the top of the social ladder...