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Is Branta canadensis the foulest of the fowl? Is dove a bird or a verb or both? Audubon voyage....(wood on words)

From: Communication World  |  Date: 1/1/2004  |  Author: Wood, Alden

Longtime pal and IABC pro Gregg Trusty, who does his qwerty work in the Shreveport, La., ADI, was reading his Sunday Times on 3 Aug. 2003 when he spotted a wetlands sidebar that lamented the "reduction of waterfoul population...." Even the local writer will now and then tumble over a familiar phrase. Gregg was ready for this homophonous horror, however, and passed along the citation for our benefit. Most waterfowl are not over-foul, unless you count Canada geese.

Nota bene--The ...

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