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How couth are you?

“I’m suitably unamused.”   Words such as “uncanny” or “unkempt” are rather Victorian, yet familiar. Why, then, do we seldom hear their positive expression? Let’s encourage the couth pursuit of proclaiming their less-accustomed use, as a kempt contribution to the English language… … … Continue reading

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