Too late for the copy editor

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(Wigeon = a type  of duck. The addition of the D with reference to the bird seems to be a fairly common error. Common or not, wigeons aren’t widgeons, even though both can fly. Other streets in this neighborhood include Hummingbird, Larkbunting, Goshawk, and Towhee, not Sikorsky.)

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(Targhee =  a breed of sheep, a national forest in Idaho,  or a place where the Spin-Off Autumn Retreat has been held. As far as I’ve been able to tell, a "Farghee" has no identity other than in this misspelled street name. "No outlet" is right. There’s a big clue in this picture about the naming pattern in this neighborhood, known as Brown Farm.)

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(What copy editors do.)

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