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But the methods and fervor of the self-appointed language police can lead to a
rigid orthodoxy—and unintentional self-parody—opening the movement to the
scorn of conservative opponents and the mockery of cartoonists and late-night ...
But the methods and fervor of the self-appointed language police can lead to a
rigid orthodoxy—and unintentional self-parody—opening the movement to the
scorn of conservative opponents and the mockery of cartoonists and late-night ...
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SOME WORDS ON WRITING | 3 |
Selection Slanting and Charged Language | 4 |
We cannot communicate without bias Even when our intentions are | 11 |
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