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Letters: Eric Holder, Picking The Worst English Word

from National Public Radio
April 30, 2012

Robert Siegel and Audie Cornish read listener emails about a profile of Attorney General Eric Holder, and their reaction to an interview with New Yorker blogger Ben Greenman about eliminating the word "slacks" from the English language.

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  • All Things Considered, April 30, 2012
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