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Genuinely curious; multiple front-page posts have glaring errors that anyone with a fifth-grade education should have seen.

It is difficult to understand someone's position when they don't take the time to explain it clearly. And if you don't want to take time to state your argument coherently, do you really expect the rest of us to take time sorting through your word vomit to try and see your point?

Or is it okay to speak like joggers here?

-=Edit=- Okay, got it. My question has been answered. Thank you.

Genuinely curious; multiple front-page posts have glaring errors that anyone with a fifth-grade education should have seen. It is difficult to understand someone's position when they don't take the time to explain it clearly. And if *you* don't want to take time to state your argument coherently, do you really expect the rest of us to take time sorting through your word vomit to try and see your point? Or is it okay to speak like joggers here? -=Edit=- Okay, got it. My question has been answered. Thank you.

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Errors and typos notwithstanding, I love combing through old dailies and periodicals. I delight at the leveled up vocabulary of our forebears while marveling at the rapidity of the linguistic loss. The loathesome Newspeak and denuded expression of thought of The Twatterari are vile fucking anathema.

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Absolutely the modern language gymnastics are appalling. I'm just saying that there are loads of typos in the old papers. It makes sense given the technology available and speed at which a newspaper had to be printed.

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Sounds like a fun gig! Do you mine microfiche archives or has most of the old stuff been archived online at this point?

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I mostly use this site to look for things written about my little town, county and surrounding area.

https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TDNP/

We have LOADS of folks moving to Texas and I think it's really important for them to learn about the area and gain a little appreciation for the longtime residents. The newsletter acts as a bit of a local crash-course for knowing our local elected officials, getting connected to the homeschool and farm community, and learning the history of the area. Since so many people are moving to this general area, I want the newsletter to attract and repel the right kinds of people. Super liberal would be appalled at some of these articles while conservative minded people would really enjoy it. Trying to do what I can locally to project our small town culture.