Making words work better
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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It was the day whereon both rich and poor Are chiefly feasted with the self same dish, Where every paunch, till it can hold no…
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Do you puzzle over whether it is "guerrilla marketing" or "gorilla marketing"? And if you write guerrilla, do you have to check how many r’s it…