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

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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