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New words

Winners of the Washington Post’s 2001 “Style Invitational” challenge, in which readers are asked to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting or changing one letter and supply a new definition.

Tourist advice

This article appeared recently in an American magazine under the headline “Advice For Tourists”. By all accounts it was taken seriously by a lot of people….