Category Archives: reference librarians
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Interrobangs, Pedantry, and Rascism
Leave a commentApril 23, 2022 by libroshombre
American writer H.L. Mencken’s word-smithing, the courage of his convictions, and his pioneering work on our version of English, …
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Banana Peels, White Wings, and Moby Dick
Leave a commentMarch 12, 2022 by libroshombre
Eric Hoffer, the American longshoreman philosopher, noticed that “Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which …
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Pronouns, Pseudonyms, and the Curiosolites
Leave a commentMarch 31, 2015 by libroshombre
Humans just have to name the objects and creatures we encounter, including ourselves. How we choose those names, even pronouns, …
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