The three words--ratiocinating, otiose, synecdoche--mentioned by reader...
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The three words--ratiocinating, otiose, synecdoche--mentioned by reader Susan Groothuis (Letters, Dce. 29) should not have stumped anyone with access to a dictionary.
Please, don’t dumb down your Book Review section. We’ve dumbed down enough of our “educational” system as it is.
JOSEPH A. DOLAN
POMONA
For several prime synecdoches, see Eduardo Campos’ letter, above.--Ed.
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