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Word: er (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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That's the United States Army, and on its home battle-ground... er... playing field, the Cadets sent the Crimson into retreat with a 22-16 victory...

Author: By John B. Roberts, | Title: Army Cancels Ruggers' Flight to Disney World | 11/19/1990 | See Source »

Text is so boring. And what a text! It espoused "traditional values." I don't mean to be difficult, but isn't that rather vague? After all, it is traditional for the Indians, er, excuse me, Native Americans, to value community ownership of land. Is that what I am supposed to live by? Needless to say, I was unimpressed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: On Symbols, ENOUGH Is Enough | 11/17/1990 | See Source »

...River Houses will once again be locked from 6 p.m. on Friday until 4 p.m. Sunday. Entry to dorms will once again require a Harvard I.D. And undergraduates may once again bring in only one guest, whom they may house only with the express written permission of Major League...er, their house office...

Author: By Matthew J. Mcdonald, | Title: Cancel the Head? Well, Not This Year | 10/21/1990 | See Source »

...er, Friend, What's Happening? Warnings to American troops to be culturally sensitive may have gone a little too far. Newly arrived soldiers have been advised to avoid the phrase "Hey, dude" because "dude" sounds like the Arabic word for worm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Footnotes From the Front | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

Kirby has all the Elvis baggage: a doting mom, a ne'er-do-well dad, a hardscrabble life in Tupelo, Miss., and a heart full of . . . well, fury. Leroy's mad about being poor, mad about his daddy, mad about the kids who laugh at him. He sets out to sing out and show the world. You know the rest. Childress does bring a little something new to the party, though. He has a good ear and a sympathetic eye for poor white life, Southern variety, and a sense of humor about Leroy's raffish relatives. The Kirbys are sort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Hound Dog TENDER by Mark Childress Harmony; 566 pages; $19.95 | 9/24/1990 | See Source »

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