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Topic: Language Police

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Kick in the "brass"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Gwyneth Paltrow (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Gwyneth didn't say N-word

Mary Elizabeth Williams

The audacity of "hopefully"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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The loud American I swore I'd never be

Thomas Rogers

Emma Mustich

Tracy Clark-Flory

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Jenn Kepka
In this photo made Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, a Post-It Note, a 3M product, is shown in Philadelphia. 3M said Thursday, 2009 closed on a strong note and it's raising its profit expectations for the new year. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke)

Matt Zoller Seitz
Matt and Amy Roloff with their children Molly and Jeremy (back row), Zack and Jacob (front row), and Peter Dinklage in "The Station Agent"

Lynn Harris
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Gabriel Winant

Lynn Harris
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Since you asked ...

Cary Tennis

Laura McClure

"PC, M.D."

Ivan Oransky

View From the Top

Ray Sawhill

Philip Roth's "The Human Stain"

Charles Taylor

Francine Prose's "Blue Angel"

Pam Rosenthal
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A parent of disabled children on why the Kelsos abandoned their kid

Anne Mitchell
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Theater in black and white: Tackling race issues from the stage in Chicago

David Moberg
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Brooke Shelby Biggs