Language

Oct 4

Perfect Symmetry: Using "Not Only ... But Also" Correctly with the Help of Pinker's Bracketing Technique

I n this post, we'll see examples of how to handle "not only ... but also" constructions correctly by using a simple bracketing technique...

Feb 14

A Language Lesson from a Whisky Bottle

My brother and I had finished two-thirds of this excellent whisky when he came down from the United States. After he left, it fell upon...

Nov 15, 2023

Vajesinh Pargi: The Proofreader-Poet

I had not heard of Vajesinh Pargi; not many have. Someone had put up a meme, a few lines from one of Vajesinh's poems, on her Facebook...

Sep 6, 2023

How Steven Pinker Sensitized Me To Figurative Language

On page 48 of The Sense of Style, Steven Pinker talks about how stale idioms and metaphors deaden thought: "When a reader is forced to...

sensitive editing + finishing touches = clear expression