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Dear Ann Landers,
as it ever occurred to you that your advice may be getting a little moth-eaten? You ought to re-examine your antiquated approach to alcohol and tone down your insistent lectures on the "evils" of drinking. Recent developments are making you look pretty stupid, Ann. Just a few weeks ago, I read that a Harvard professor who is an au-thority on alcoholism believes that children should be taught to drink liquor at an early age. He claims that if children grow up to accept liquor as just another ordinary beverage and not a devil in a bottle, they will attach no special significance to liquor and their chances for developing an unhealthy craving for it will be greatly reduced. I agree with the professor that the reason there are so many alco-holics around is because liquor was forbidden to them and they never learned how to handle it properly. I hope you will be big enough to print this letter and your answer. If you can think of one. -The New Look at Life

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Dear Readers,
, some of your readers may have the same problem I’ve been experiencing: how to address new relatives other than by first name. I have invented some words that could be incorporated into the lan-guage. They may take a little getting used to, but after a while, they will come naturally. This is what I propose: Stepson-ston Stepdaughter-staughter Stepfather-stather or stad The Rest iit Aw Unit fits I 3 1 Stepmother-stother or stom Stepgrandfather-stampa Stepgrandmother-stamma Stepbrother-Strother (or stro if you are close) Stepsister-stister or stis Stepcousin-stousin (or stuz if you are close) Stepaunt-staunt Stepuncle-stuncle What do you think about this, Ann? Once you get the hang of it, it could be terrific. -Ray C., Tulsa

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