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ZOOM STREET MAGAZINE

June 1, 2009 //  by David Keyes

Keyes leads us on a retro-romp down Lingo Lane, where the artifacts of language are littered like roadkill.  He organizes them in categories for us (Stump Speech, Law & Order, Movie Metaphors, Home & Hearth, etc.).  Origins and history included.  From “keep your powder dry” and “drop a dime” to “deep-six” and “six degrees of separation,” there’s enough retrospeak to satisfy Sadie Hawkins.  Sadie Hawkins?  Look her up.

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