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Linguist GEOFFREY NUNBERG looks at how some proper nouns, lose their capital letter status, bu...

Fresh Air
Published April 26, 1995 at 11:00 PM CDT

Linguist GEOFFREY NUNBERG looks at how some proper nouns, lose their capital letter status, but in exchange gain a coveted slot as common nouns.

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