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redscharlach: “ questionableadvice: “ ~ A Desk-Book of Errors in English Including Notes on Colloquialisms and Slang to be Avoided in Conversation, by Frank H. Vizetelly, 1920 ” I like the fact that the warning not to use the word “flapdoodle” is in...

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~ A Desk-Book of Errors in English Including Notes on Colloquialisms and Slang to be Avoided in Conversation, by Frank H. Vizetelly, 1920

I like the fact that the warning not to use the word “flapdoodle” is in itself flapdoodle. Flapdoodle is in fact a fabulous word, and if it’s good enough for Professor Yaffle, it’s definitely good enough for me.

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