Wordwatch: Commonplace
This week’s wordwatch looks at the use of “commonplace” and how it has evolved from denoting something exceptional to mean something trivial.
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This week’s wordwatch looks at the use of “commonplace” and how it has evolved from denoting something exceptional to mean something trivial.
A deep dive into the linguistic history of well-known, but often little understood English words and phrases.
A deep dive into the linguistic history of well-known, but often little understood English words and phrases.
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