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Cat got your tongue?
Cat got your tongue?

Cat got your tongue? Origin of idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:June 26, 2020

Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night, my mouth feels like a snake has slept in it and left its blanket behind. My mouth gets that…

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Sub-editor multi-tasking

Say it simply with said. Correct attribution in writing

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:June 9, 2020

In my work as a sub-editor, the only word allowed for an attribution is 'said'. No, 'revealed', no 'pointed out', no 'suggested', no 'argued' - just plain 'said'. As I…

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Read more about the article Tintinnabulation: Words – old and new
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Tintinnabulation: Words – old and new

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:June 5, 2020

Finally, I’ve found a word to rhyme with it . Constipation. Not just the physical kind. The emotional, psychological and social constipation that lockdown has forced upon us. But back…

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