The Triple Causative
No sooner had I shared with you the delightful discovery of the double causative than…
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The Grammar of Delegation
The mutual influence of language, habits of thought and culture is a much-discussed business. Which…
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Omit Needless Words?
Somebody wrote please RSVP to me the other day, and it occurred to me that…
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Fever Pitch
Remember thirty years of hurt? I looked up when that song came out. It turns…
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Wire, Enamel, and Cauldron
In the museum today I came upon the term for the eastern Turkish jeweller’s craft…
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The Chorus That Stayed Behind
Coming into central Trabzon from the west, the traveller is met by these two dancers—metal,…
