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the "blue pencil" became a metaphor as editors would use blue pencils to censor out portions of works rather than banning the entire text. In parts of Africa, the "blue pencil" became a metaphor for the censorship and banning of entire books.

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In parts of Europe, blue pencils are used in elementary schools. In Hungary, children are taught the difference between uppercase and lowercase by writing the cases in different colors. In Germany, they are used to write separate syllables and

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