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I come from the sort of family in which, at the age of ten, I was told I must always say , never the , because meant the, and two the's were redundant -- indeed something only would say.

Anne Fadiman

I come from the sort of family in which, at the age of ten, I was told I must always say , never the , because meant the, and two the's were redundant -- indeed something only would say.

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About Anne Fadiman

Anne Fadiman (born August 7, 1953) is an American essayist and reporter. Her interests include literary journalism, essays, memoir, and autobiography. She has received the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, and the Salon Book Award.