Making words work better
Happy National Umbrella Day, a tutti quanti! Every February 10 marks this “national day” that probably passes most people by. But it’s a useful…
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Everyone knows the word, but how many have ever seen the animal? The definition medium-sized, nocturnal African mammal, Orycteropus afer, which has sparse hair, long…
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