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A Biographer Got the Ultimate Revenge Against His Literary Foe

Stan Carey

Sept 16, 2016 11:16 AM

Four Femmes on the Thames

Stan Carey

April 26, 2016 1:00 PM

How Gender Neutral Is Guys, Really?

Stan Carey

Feb 10, 2016 12:22 PM

Spotting Hidden F-Words in Films

Stan Carey

Nov 10, 2015 3:59 PM

The Kick-Butt World of Cutthroat Compounds

Stan Carey

May 22, 2015 11:23 AM

OMFG! Sweary Abbreviations FTFW!

Stan Carey

April 27, 2015 10:00 AM

The Art of Literary Expletive Avoidance

Stan Carey

Jan 26, 2015 9:30 AM

Sorry Not Sorry: The Many Names for Non-Apologies

Stan Carey

Nov 20, 2014 2:54 PM

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