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  1. Cock, Sockeye, and Lady Mondregreen

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    December 21, 2017 by libroshombre

    Pliny the Elder could have been describing current times when he declared, “The only certainty is that nothing is certain.” …
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    Category: accents, dictionaries, English language, language, Uncategorized, word origins, words | Tags: , , , , ,

  2. Writers, Editors, and Mean Parrots

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    October 31, 2016 by libroshombre

      Stephen Ambrose, author of “Band of Brothers” and “Undaunted Courage,” once noticed that, “There are many more want-to-be writers …
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    Category: editing, etymology, Uncategorized, writers, writing | Tags: , , , ,

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