Hello Dr. Goodword,
I thought that today would be appropriate to ask you to do a column on the eponym, bowdlerize, since it is the 257th anniversary of Thomas Bowdler's birth.
Was it really his sister, Harriet, that did the actual expurgating? Maybe Shakespeare's works were 'Harrietized', after all.
Have a great week,
Sardith
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by sardith » Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:55 pm
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” ~Mark Twain~
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by Slava » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:32 pm
Excellent suggestion. I can't believe it hasn't come our way before.
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