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The trouble with this word is that in most contexts it is basically unnecessary, as here.
[Bill Bryson]

That was in one of Bill Bryson’s book, Troublesome Words. This book is a kind of dictionary of common mistakes. I thought this could be a dictionary that I could read from back to back, very enjoyable!


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March 28th, 2010 at 6:49 pm

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