Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler’s edition of The Family Shakespeare gav – McqOptions

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1.	Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler’s edition of The Family Shakespeare gave rise to the verb 'bowdlerize.'What does it mean ?
A.	the expurgation of indelicate language
B.	the modernization of archaic vocabulary
C.	the insertion of bawdy songs
D.	the misspelling of simple words like 'the'and 'and'
Answer» B. the modernization of archaic vocabulary

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