ADS-L Digest - 25 Aug 2008 to 26 Aug 2008 (#2008-240)
Nancy Friedman
nancyf at WORDWORKING.COM
Wed Aug 27 04:59:33 UTC 2008
Re anachronisms on Mad Men: In one episode, Don Draper says "no way," which
didn't come along until (I think) the 1980s.
I read somewhere that the anachronisms--and I'm sure I'd find more if I
could tolerate the show--are intentional.
Nancy Friedman
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