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Opinion - James J. Kilpatrick

THREE CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION

Sun Jul 13, 8:02 PM ET

Neo Logism, secretary for new words, announces the candidacy of two verbs and one adjective. The nominations will be put before the membership for a vote. Today the secretary reminds members that although the candidates may be familiar to sophisticated folks, they are new to him, which is all that matters.

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