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Rare is the occasion when the makers of history realize what they have done and appreciate the consequences. When the fathers of the atomic bomb viewed its power against the darkness of a New Mexico night, they knew the world was changed forever. But when early hominids first used vocalizations and pictographs to convey information, chances are they weren't aware that they had changed the world—even though they had touched off another kind of chain reaction that continues to this day.

Language has the power to motivate, to educate, and to unify. It also has the power to divide and deride. Not surprisingly, editors are often viewed as pedants who are so infatuated with their own power that they use their editorial prerogatives to impose a linguistic orthodoxy that stifles creativity and growth. I readily admit that some authors would accuse me of a linguistic tyranny that exceeds the bounds . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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