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056 = LTRL Words and Half-Life Burns

A Problem Squared

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The History of Literal Words

There were also some picture books. Brant, Jr. actually produced a paper in 2003 which included a dictionary of letter words. I think literal words were at their peak when texting was more expensive and you were limited by characters. Whereas now, we don't necessarily pay by character. Back when you paid by character. Oof.

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