In school, it’s called a fee; when you pay the government, it’s a tax; if they give some of it back, it’s a rebate; to the police or in court, it’s a fine, and when you owe someone, it’s a debt
In school, it’s called a fee; when you pay the government, it’s a tax; if they give some of it back, it’s a rebate; to the police or in court, it’s a fine, and when you owe someone, it’s a debt
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column on English language
A herring, for the uninitiated, is a fish that, if smoked slowly over burning willow branches, turns red and develops a distinctive aroma
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It's another one of those terms only grammarians would know
A list of terms that many of us might find useful to brush up on
A list of terms that many of us might find useful to brush up on
With this, you can take part in the future discussions about the subject with some familiarity
And believe it or not, none of these are made up!
The limerick form was popularised by Edward Lear in his 'A Book of Nonsense'