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July 9, 2022

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Burthen

= archaism for burden.

April 22, 2022

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Device is the noun. Devise is the verb.

June 24, 2023

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The plural is handfuls.

June 24, 2023

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Inalienable is the preferred form in modern English.

March 5, 2022

= second self.

April 21, 2022

Shelf is a noun. Shelve is a verb.

July 9, 2022

= “That’s the way it goes.” French for that’s the life.

May 2, 2013

do business.

June 27, 2023

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= (1) a spirit double or counterpart of a person, or (2) a lookalike.

June 23, 2023

= almost, nearly, or on the verge of.