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Untranslatable Word of the Day

A few years ago, I bought a wonderful book by Howard Rheingold called They Have a Word For It: A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words and Phrases. This book examines foreign words that describe a concept rather than a single … Continue reading

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The Write Stuff: a Shakespearean sonnet

To write, and do it well, is my intent – in idioms of verse and prose and play; Success or failure will be evident In how my critics judge the things I say. I do not hope to be of … Continue reading

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