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by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

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Dec 30, 2012 09:11AM

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
― Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations

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This group is for word lovers and has topics both serious (grammatical questions and concerns) and not so serious (word play and word games of all sor ...more