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Published: August 19, 2008
Fight continues against misplaced modifiers
By Gene Owens
" Louisiana will become the last state to outlaw rooster fights on Friday,” reported USA Daily, a nationally circulated newspaper.

"I believe most states outlaw cockfights on other days of the week as well,” Paul Ostrander said as he joined the gang at Curly's Soonerco.

Buck marvels at how often readers catch the misplaced modifiers that are missed by the writers and editors for mass-circulation publicati...

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