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Oct 17, 2011

The Many Incredibly Tame Words You Can’t Use in the Washington Post

If you missed it over the weekend, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton had an interesting piece on a topic that’s been in the local news of late — what words can writers use on the family-friendly pages of the regional newspaper of record?

 
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