(stolen shamelessly from: http://louisville.edu/~kprayb01/WCWords.html )
ablution/ablutions–to wash the body of; to wash one’s hands of the matter. Fields used this in correspondence.
abscond/absconded–to steal; stolen. Fields used these terms in some tall tales.
ad lib/ad libitum–to improvise. Fields ad libbed on stage, in film, and on radio. He used the words often in correspondence.
alacrity–eagerness, quickness. Fields used this in radio scripts and letters.
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