Word Watch: Wrest
The word is often overlooked in favour of “wrestle”.
Riffle is used onomatopoeically to evoke the rustling of leaves, the flicking of pages in a book, the light babbling of water moving on an uneven bed.
The phrase “to double down” has emerged in journalistic prose recently yet it seems to contradict itself.
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.
A deep dive into the linguistic history of well-known, but often little understood English words and phrases.
Music has an infinite ability to tell the same story over and over again. This is part of its tradition but even individual composers can
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