Dust-Off
n.— «You have only two weeks to go before you climb on that big silver Dust-Off and head back to the land of flushing toilets.» —by David H. Hackworth, Samuel L. Marshall Vietnam Primer Mar. 1, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The emotional appeal of handwriting and the emotional reveal of animal phrases. Should children be taught cursive writing in school, or is their time better spent studying other things? A handwritten note and a typed one may use the very same words...
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