Word: purer
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...first motive - "thumbsucking without the thumb" - is predictably Freudian, the second is quite practical. The sound waves produced by humming are far more effective than the low volume would indicate. This is because humming is a "purer" tone. "When a person hums, he can blot out most of the sounds of speech," Ostwald reports. "Many hum to themselves while concentrating on tasks, particularly if these involve abstract thinking or fine motor skills...
...surely unexpected result has been an increasing tendency in recent debates to suggest that a much purer form of Sophomore Standing be given to Natural Scientists than others, because the Natural Sciences are different. That Sophomore Standing should serve to add to the gap between the two cultures is a final blow...
...crime stories smell a little purer today, the crusades run a little longer, the bathing beauties show a little less skin; and it is not likely that the News will ever sneak another camera into Sing Sing prison to snap an execution, as it did in 1928 when Murderess Ruth Snyder was electrocuted...