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VIEWPOINT: Words Matter — And So Does Literature

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  • Publication: Southampton Press
  • Published on: Jun 30, 2020
By Joan Baum Remember the old nursery rhyme: “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never harm me”? How ironic that the origin of the expression is... more

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