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It was an introduction to a newsroom once populated by such as H. L. Mencken and still the bastion of men long respected as reporters, editors and columnists.
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The prewar observer of words H. L. Mencken said of O.K. that it was one of the “American masterpieces”—words formed of a few humble letters, like COD or PDQxiv Mencken noted the surprising endurance of ok, and its phenomenal popularity in foreign languages across the world, as far away as continental Europe and Asia.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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The prewar observer of words H. L. Mencken said of O.K. that it was one of the “American masterpieces”—words formed of a few humble letters, like COD or PDQxiv Mencken noted the surprising endurance of ok, and its phenomenal popularity in foreign languages across the world, as far away as continental Europe and Asia.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In 1919, H. L. Mencken offered his summary of the ongoing search for its origins:
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In 1919, H. L. Mencken offered his summary of the ongoing search for its origins:
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Indeed, H. L. Mencken once famously described the Puritans as "haunted by the fear that somewhere someone might be happy."
Chris Weigant: The Real "War on Christmas" Chris Weigant 2011
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Indeed, H. L. Mencken once famously described the Puritans as "haunted by the fear that somewhere someone might be happy."
Chris Weigant: The Real "War on Christmas" Chris Weigant 2011
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Indeed, H. L. Mencken once famously described the Puritans as "haunted by the fear that somewhere someone might be happy."
Chris Weigant: The Real "War on Christmas" Chris Weigant 2011
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It was as I had imagined it to be when I was a girl and first fell in love with newspapers and H. L. Mencken and I. F. Stone.
So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011
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It was as I had imagined it to be when I was a girl and first fell in love with newspapers and H. L. Mencken and I. F. Stone.
So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011
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