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It’s a fine thing to consider that words that seem to mean exactly the same thing do not really do so, because the shades are different, or one is more…

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“He’s all talk,” we say, when we want to criticize someone who says a lot but never backs it up with action. “Talk is cheap,” we say, when we want to…

Aug 1

First Word: Grammar!

Jun 27

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