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Thanks for Giving Us "Amercia," Mitt Romney

In the history of literature, there are many examples of writers changing the spelling of America to have an artistic effect. The spelling can be changed for reasons ranging from strong sarcasm to political commentary. Ice Cube, after all, released an album called AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted — an astute criticism of racism in the United States. It is like how sometimes the United States is spelled with a dollar sign (United $tates) to reflect the power that money has in the United States political process.

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Linguistic Blindfolding: Pure Alexia without Agraphia

Are you familiar with the medical condition Pure Alexia without Agraphia?  Don’t worry if you’ve never heard about it before, or if you have no idea what it means.  Few know the perils of that condition, so it can be a good thing you haven’t had to learn about it yet.

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Google Docs: Did You Mean CUNT or CUNY?

This morning, I was editing a file in Google Docs, when I was asked by
the Google Spellcheck — if I meant “CUNT” instead of “CUNY” — and that
was quite a wild wake up call at 4:30am.

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