Use of language
Sir, — Capital punishment for “etymocide”? Surely Helen Garrett’s extravagant rhetoric has got the better of her. Or am I to take her death-threat seriously? Let us' give linguistic pedantry its due. Well-used, the Shorter Oxford Dictionary (2) volumes bounced sharply on the heads of the National Government, could be a potent weapon. — Yours, etc ”t. N. D. ANDERSON. April 14, 1980.
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Press, 17 April 1980, Page 16
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64Use of language Press, 17 April 1980, Page 16
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