Show TAKE MAKE MY WORD FOR IT By frank Colby WHAT'S HATS THE TIlE ORIGIN ORIGL A Baptist minister of Kansas City isn't sure that he hc understands understands understands under under- stands what is meant by the expression to pull no punches I heard a commentator say that notes exchanged between the United States and Russia pulled no punches What does it mean please The expression originated in inthe inthe inthe the jargon of f prize fighting To pull a punch is to give the impression impression impression im im- im- im of punching heavily but in reality hitting lightly and harmlessly The pulled punch is common in a fixed fight in which the losing fighter appears to be taking a severe beating In general usage to pull no punches means to state ones one's opinion frankly and in strong belligerent language It is similar similar similar simi simi- lar in meaning to mince no words From Mrs G. G A. A G G. G of San Diego r A friend lent me a magazine Above the title of astory astory a astory story he wrote This is a plagiarism plagiarism pla pla- I of an earlier story bythe bythe by bythe the same author Would that be plagiarism No it would not Plagiarism is literary theft theft the the stealing of another authors author's work and passing it off as ones one's own An author cannot plagiarize his own work The origin is the Latin pla- pla one who abducts the child or slave of another from the Greek crooked treacherous Are you having difficult difficulty S using the 10 self words Mr Colby's leaflet C 23 makes it easy for you to learn the only two ways in which they can be used correctly For a copy send 5 cents in coin com and a stamped self-addressed self envelope to him care of the Salt Lake Tribune- Tribune Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City 10 Utah Released by Bell BeIl Syndicate Inc |