Making words work better
“See you later, alligator” – “In awhile, crocodile” This catchphrase of the 1950s greatly amused my brother and me when very young. Saying goodbye, you…
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What’s the issue? The other day I was writing this sentence: “The exotically handsome man in the corner lowered his Arabic newspaper and smiled shyly…
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The other day, the chirruping bird alerted me to an issue that I hadn’t previously given much thought to. Is it to have (got) another…