FOR this column, I am replying to a question recently sent to me by a sympathetic correspondent, Jannelli: "Some literature says gossip can be a historical reference. Can gossip, when confirmed, studied and analyzed, be historicized, po?"

Short answer: A piece of gossip is gossip because you cannot confirm it. If it is confirmed, that is not chismis anymore.

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