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Word: leaving (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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There is, it is practically safe to say, no one who at certain times is not willing to leav the rock bottom of daily life for an excursion among the clouds. For such a one at such a time "Love and the Ladies." All that is necessary is that one surrender himself to Mrs. Abbott's imagination and timid, flowing style, and he will without doubt spend a few most delicious and restful hours

Author: By H. F. S., | Title: Such Stuff As Dreams. | 5/21/1928 | See Source »

...whet" and "ye krem" would giv any student of fonology a spasm. I never saw em used for the sound in seem. It is always as in gem,-hem. To skolars c is merely the round form of k and some day wil be displaced by k; but we leav cream as no one mispronounces it. "-But we spel leag so foreners and children won't pronouns it in 2 sylables like ague. They call head heed, like bead, but our hed is clearer as is our shorter and better hav; but have will be pronounsd like gave, lave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 4, 1925 | 5/4/1925 | See Source »

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