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The common collective crowd (June 24, 1906)
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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.
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Yep! I noticed something like this in an early-20th-century book I've been reading: the "hello" word we take for granted was spelled "halloa." I've been meaning to look more into the history of that one.
Ahoy ahoy
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Oh pardon my intrusion, I may have dialed in error. I was attempting to contact number four.