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Ozarks at Large Stories

Tom Swifties With the Militant Grammarian

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published April 1, 2020 at 1:11 PM CDT

Our Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds is back with a collection of Tom Swifties for a lesson that's part grammar and part pun.

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Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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