Urban Dictionary

[Victor Steinbok]

Such chances are greatly increased when the author butters up the times
with empty platitudes. Accurate but confrontational letters, even by
experts in the field, are almost never published.

         VS-)

On 1/8/2014 7:02 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> Speaking for anyone who doesn't want to waste his time.
>
> Any such letter would be seen as a differing opinion on a trivial story.
> Chance of publication: effectively nil. Chance of influencing UD or its
> contributors: less.
>
> Try it!
>
> JL
>

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