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The speaker is describing her background and saying her family depended on public assistance. She is also noting that people used different words for the same kind of help.
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About Carol Burnett
American comedienne, actress, singer and writer
Carol Burnett is an American comedienne, actress, singer, and writer. She is known for work across stage and screen, in both comic and dramatic roles, and for a career that has brought her wide recognition in American entertainment. Her honors include five Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, twelve People’s Choice Awards, and two Peabody Awards. She also received a Special Tony Award in 1969, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1975, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015, and the inaugural Golden Globe Carol Burnett Award in 2019.
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Books by Carol Burnett
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