Word: wordings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Greeks knew what they were doing when they coined the word "economy" from expressions meaning to manage a household. If the men up top would let a few of us genuine economists join in their conferences, they might learn some fundamental lessons...
...Last Word. In Banff, Alta., the Canadian Medical Convention heard Dr. W. J. Deadman speak on "Sudden Death...
...researcher who had run herself ragged trying to justify a word he had written into a story came to him, Webster in hand and fire in her eye, to prove him wrong. Said Matthews: "Webster is the work of human hands...
...Department of Agriculture added a reassuring word: the danger of handling DDT has been greatly exaggerated. It is less toxic than other insecticides (arsenate of lead, nicotine), in two years has not injured any of the thousands of workers who have handled it constantly...
...talked to dozens of oldtimers who saw Tom in the flesh, has been collecting Tom Horn material for 20 or 30 years. A number of other writers, including Struthers Burt and Gene Fowler, have had their say about Tom. Last of the Bad Men ought to be the last word...