Wreak – English editing.
The past participle of wreak is wreaked, as in boll weevils wreaked havoc on the US cotton industry. An alternative…
Month: November 2010
Whenever – English editing.
In its emphatic use (e.g. whenever shall we arrive?) the one – word form whenever may also be written as…
Verbal – English editing.
Some people claim that the true sense of the adjective verbal is ‘of or concerned with words’, whether spoken or…
Unthaw – English editing.
Logically, the verb unthaw should mean ‘freeze’, but in North America it means exactly the same as thaw (as in…
Worthwhile – English editing.
When the adjective worthwhile is used before the noun. (i.e. attributively) it is always written as one word: a worthwhile…
Thence – English editing
Thence and from thence are both used to mean from a place or source previously mentioned, as in they intended…
Untouchable – English editing.
In senses relating to the traditional Hindu Caste system, the term untouchable and the social restrictions accompanying it were declared…
Tribe – English editing.
In historical contexts, the word tribe is broadly accepted (the area was inhabited by Slavic tribes).However, in contemporary contexts, used…