No DUH.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)

Publication: Smithsonian

Publication Date: 01-SEP-05

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in "tocqueville's America," Clell Bryant writes that Tocqueville's last name, when standing alone, should appear without the "de" because he was a nobleman, whereas the "de" is kept for the "lower-born" de Gaulle. But the inclusion or omission of the "de" has nothing to do with high or low...

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