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May/Jun 2008
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More on "Murphy's Law" In my July/August 2007 column, I examined the origins of "Murphy's Law" -- "Anything that can go wrong, will" -- and...
Jul/Aug 2008
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The principal theme of these columns is the slipperiness of quotation attribution. Popular quotation lore, and often the standard quotation...
Jan/Feb 2009
What's a Yalie?
Pop quiz: what's a Yalie? We use the term routinely in the Yale Alumni Magazine, as shorthand for "any Yale student, alumnus, or alumna." But...
Jan/Feb 2009
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Love and hate at the A&A The story about the A&A ("Love It? Hate It? Or Both?" November/December) stirred memories of the night they burned...
Jan/Feb 2009
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Many Yale alumni and faculty have successfully launched new words into wide use. But who was the most influential phrasemaker of them all? For my...
May/Jun 2009
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Better than Buffett? I applaud you for providing David Swensen's thoughts("David Swensen's Guide to Sleeping Soundly," March/April)...
May/Jun 2009
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Etymology is the -ology that gets no respect, a historical science that few people realize is a science. Although linguists use sophisticated...
Jul/Aug 2009
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Among the most criticized aspects of our public life are the messiness and abuses of the legislative process. Two of the quotations readers ask...
Jul/Aug 2009
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New Haven, then and now It was heartening to read your May/June cover story, "Then and Now: How a City Came Back from the Brink." This article was...
Mar/Apr 2010
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The Game lives on In the future, could you please spare us snooty reports about The Game (“Saving Graces of The...
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