The Good, the Bad and the Sublime
Pundits claim that despite its label of being a simple sport, there’s much more to …
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Say Adieu to Needless Words!
“Many of the most needless words are little ones that fill up sentences the way …
Wonderful Words: Fare-thee-well
Wonderful words stop the reading eye like no others. Commenting in a New York Times …
Take Scissors to Superfluous Words
“I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.” Truman Capote …
Wonderful Waggish and Witty Words
Our Wonderful Words series highlights odd and marvelous terms that may not be well known …
The Power of One: Cut Those Superfluous Words
One word is like one drop – its impact is greater when surrounded by less …
How Inventions Live on As Action Words
Transferring words from one word class to another – called “conversion” – is just one …
Wonderful Words Curiously Created
The many odd and revealing terms of English vocabulary make the language a word collector’s …
Darling, Step Aside! Time to Eliminate Superfluous Words
Yes, even long-standing expressions, the darlings of speech, can be substituted for simpler discourse. If …
Wonderful Words Uncovered
Our wonderful words series highlights odd and marvelous terms that may not be well known …