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September 23, 2002

Dear Readers:


The following one-syllable words appeared in headlines in the same paper on the same day:








  • Scoffs
  • Call
  • Porn
  • Pick
  • Pinch (as in shortage)
  • Urge
  • Split
  • Mob
  • Case
  • Blamed
  • Deaths
  • Whisked
  • Face
  • Help


  • Grave
  • Chafes
  • Perks
  • Set
  • Put
  • Wins
  • High
  • Praise
  • Head (to lead)
  • Back (to support)
  • Surge
  • Drive
  • Quick
  • Fix
  • Deal

The Doc was sad when he could not find his three favorite headline words in the day’s coverage. A great headline word is a short word that is almost never used outside of headlines. Doc’s picks:



  • Ax (as a verb; great with word ‘tax’)
  • Tiff (“a petty quarrel”; also good with ‘tax’)
  • Ink (meaning ‘signs,’ as in “Doc Inks Pact”)

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