Dictionary of Fine Distinctions merits study at your leisure. Burnstein describes his little volume as “Nuances, Niceties, ...

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With so many internet words and phrases to understand, like 'brat' and 'chat,' let us put you on game with some definitions.

The original Czech text was published in 1985, although the French and English translations came out the year before.

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Philadelphia’s ‘jawn’ isn’t the only all-purpose term you can drop when you need one.

Q: In one of your articles, you said that home inspectors’ liability is “limited in scope to defects that are visible and readily accessible.” This seems to be a blanket justification for the ...