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'Scofflaw' and Inventing Words for Money

Word Matters

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What Is Wrong With Scoff Law?

Both flashlight and scoff law, they really harken back to the core of the language. English is so rich in this particular way of making words. And that's why it works. If the word didn't kind of feel right, people wouldn't use it.

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