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A Word or Two
Lost in the Library
The garbled and astonishing life of Miss Elizabeth Ham
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May 27
Everybody's Patsy
The Billy B. Van “Patsy” from c. 1900 (in ad clip at top of column) brought an old character to a new generation
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May 4
Stalking the Wild Bongos
Twisted horns and a sad tale
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Apr 19
The Zilches of Ballyhoo
Zilch was "nothing, zero" by 1957. A bum. But it used to be someone.
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Apr 18
Jamboree in a Jay Town
The imagined alphabet
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Apr 11
Ye Olde Etymologie Shoppe
A printer's cheat jumps the shark 500 years later
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Mar 12
A Walking Tour of W
the imagined Alphabet
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Mar 1
Wicked Words
...And why it's redundant to call someone a wicked witch. By Talia Felix, Assistant Editor.
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Dec 12, 2024
She Wore Blue Welwet
"Velvet" proved the perfect storm for Middle English spellers [D.R.H.]
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Dec 11, 2024
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