We writers have a duty to do what we can to preserve the dignity of the language in which we work.
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Language and meaning 2: the need for precision
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Since when has “discreet” meant “small”?
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A girl I taught was highly intelligent, very helpful and had a great sense of humour. Unfortunately, though, whenever she disagreed with somebody she immediately flew into a temper, insulted them and told them to go forth and multiply — though rather more crudely than that. I imagine she has a huge following on Twitter these days, as that seems to be the main way of “communicating” for a lot of people.
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