There’s something dark and dangerous out there: “… something calculated to make one forget …” something “… as destructive of real life and real living as cocaine”.
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Author: Geoff
10 Contranyms (with examples)
English is a confusing language. Simple words can have opposite meanings or different implications. It all depends on the context. Here’s some examples …
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No time for complacency
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The Secrets of a Writer’s Success
Some years ago, acclaimed author and former journalist Jim Crace published, with tongue firmly in cheek, a couple of pieces[…]
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Quote: Stephen King
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard[…]
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15 Polite Ways to Say Someone is Stupid
The lights are on, but no one’s home. If his brain was dynamite there wouldn’t be enough to blow his[…]
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Quote: Jack London
“Don’t loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club, and if you don’t get it you will[…]
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Covid-19 and The Phoney War
Britain and France declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939, but for eight months – at least in terms[…]
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