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Going too far in New Delhi

From Unparliamentary Expressions, a compilation of unacceptable words and phrases that has been used in Indian legislative proceedings. The list, which includes both English and Hindi terms, is kept by…

Washington phrase book

by Lewis H. Lapham,

Slang of the nation

by Teresa Labov,

The great American novel, spell-checked

by Bruce Bair,

How the West was spun

by Harper’s Staff,

Chickens of the sea

by Harper’s Staff,

Harvard’s new colors

by Ellen Jennings,

Words to live by

by Jean Said Makdisi,

A gangbanger’s glossary

by Harper’s Staff,

Schoolyard law

by David Mamet,

Dying argots

by Edward Hoagland,

Last call for screechie, shandy, and the sneeze mob

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Going too far in New Delhi

Washington phrase book

Slang of the nation

The great American novel, spell-checked

How the West was spun

Chickens of the sea

Harvard’s new colors

Words to live by

A gangbanger’s glossary

Schoolyard law

Dying argots

January 1986

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