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It Behooves Us To Avoid Archaisms. Never Use A Long Word When A Diminutive One Will Do.
-William Safire
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It Behooves Us To Avoid Archaisms. Never
William Safire
It Behooves Us To Avoid Archaisms. Never Use A Long Word When A Diminutive One Will Do.
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