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Submitted by Harry on July 9, 2009 – 3:19 pmNo Comment
There are slang words to avoid (posh — though one former Spice Girl might object) and a number of common misspellings (Viet Cong, not Vietcong; ventricle, not ventrical; machinegun, not machine gun; and ketchup , not catchup or catsup ). The sports section of the handbook offers a list of sports cliches to avoid (hard fought, made history , veteran, bounce back, and …
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