Wild Words

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The Unthinking

“Words ought to be a little wild, for they are the assault of thoughts on the unthinking.” 

—John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), economist (Thanks to alert WORDster Ruth Pease)



• Editorial Comment: I hadn’t thought of that.



PeezPix by Ted Pease 

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Ted Pease, Professor of Interesting Stuff, Trinidad, California. (Be)Friend The WORD

“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.” —Tom Stoppard
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