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New Definitions

New Definitions

As I grow older, I’m more and more aware that words have changed meaning. At one point at a writing critique group I wrote that a character, “slipped into her thongs and dashed out the door.” After a long silence, one member suggested I might want to change the word “thongs” to “sandals” since thongs now meant skimpy underwear, not shoes. Another day, I noticed the silver needed polishing. After several trips to Wal-Mart I finally remembered that item. (Hmmm….

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