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: Tinnean (tinnean) wrote in little_details,
2011-11-13 16:10:00

Tinnean
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2011-11-13 16:10:00

'swearing' in telegrams

I'm working on a story set in 1933, and one of my characters receives a wire from California. I know punctuation is taken out unless the sender is willing to pay extra for it. (in this case he is.) However, in order to get his point across, he uses goddammit. Would Western Union permit this?

I've found some interesting telegram sites, this among others but when I add 'swearing in a telegram,' I get all kinds of political stuff. 'Cursing in telegrams' and 'bad language in telegrams' (or cables) isn't helpful. :-P

Thanks.

Tags: 1930-1939, usa: history (misc)

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'swearing' in telegrams

Non-medically attended miscarriage in young teenager, 1970s.

Engineering Degree - University entry, USA, at a bottom-end but still accredited University, 2019

Is there a technical term for artificial light diffusion on snowy nights?

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