Word Watch: As
A redundant usage of the word “as” has established itself, like a Japanese weed, so rapidly in our higher journalism.
A redundant usage of the word “as” has established itself, like a Japanese weed, so rapidly in our higher journalism.
Pedants may disapprove of the growing legitimacy of a once “improper” construction. But perhaps we can celebrate a small simplification.
Not so long ago, “bored of” was regarded as a solecism, used principally by children and the uneducated. Now, the “illiterate” form is everywhere.
While the word itself is fairly new, sensationalism has always been an important filter for information.
Bretons are a broody people, not much given to uproar, reflects Walter in this week’s letter.
The course, which blends rigorous analysis with creativity, is being tarred with the same brush as actual “Mickey Mouse” courses.
The classics of English literature continue to undermine one of our greatest professions.
It’s hard to work up a tribal hatred towards the Danes who love a tipple as much as the English and speak the language perfectly.
In a recent issue of The Spectator, I came across the following phrase: “…if there were a competition to find an entity less trustworthy than
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