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The Great Recession
May 7, 2012 12:51 pm
(@grantbarrett)
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Should the Great Recession be talked and written about as a proper noun? Recessions tend to be vague in their scale and timelines, so it's problematic to mention them as proper nouns. Perhaps the similarities in sound between Great Recession and Great Depression have encouraged this usage by government officials and members of the press. This is part of a complete episode.
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