Making words work better
Even more exciting was to discover that to regale is a loanword…from Spanish. At least, it is according to the third edition OED, which presents convincing evidence in support. Other dictionaries give a French origin.
Both are loanwords What is a loanword? It sort of does what it says on the tin. It is a word one language loans or…
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