A WORD IN THE HAND: MAP

SUE DE GROOT | We could use a GPS for English monsters, but it’s more fun to just get lost

A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd

20 October 2020 - 19:09 By sue de groot

I have often wished that there was a GPS that could guide us through the minefield of infuriating English words and phrases. Perhaps one day someone will invent one...

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