[Ads-l] "show me" redux

[Ben Zimmer]

My latest Wall Street Journal column is about some new research on the
origins of Missouri's "show me" slogan, chiefly from Barry Popik.

https://on.wsj.com/3LaQbNd (should be non-paywalled)

Barry's site is currently under construction, but you can see some of his
latest finds on Twitter/X:

https://twitter.com/barrypopik/status/1698545332861198352

--bgz

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