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Why Do We Say That?
Rooster
Rooster is the common term today for a male chicken, and most people utter it without realizing that it is a euphemism, a “good” word employed in place of a “bad” one. Read more >>
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The War at Home Why Do We Say...? Now You Can Offer S--- On A Shingle Book $ale Read more >>
The Top 10 Treasures From Abe’s First 10 Years
This June marked the tenth anniversary of Abebooks.com, an Internet operation that has made things much easier for American Heritage editors along with countless thousands of other people. Read more >>
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