Martin Hillman bids death to redundant use of “different”:<\/p>\n
\n“He spoke five different<\/strong> languages and had worked in four different countries.” How grateful he must have been: His
\nlife would have been dull indeed, and semantically complex, if he
\nhad spoken identical languages or visited countries which were identical.<\/li>\nAnd then there are the ones like the steeply sloping ramp<\/strong>: a surreal steeply level ramp would have been much more fun.<\/li>\n Or fast-moving<\/strong> traffic — it really makes one hanker for the fast-stationary sort.<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Martin Hillman bids death to redundant use of “different”: “He spoke five different languages and had worked in four different countries.” How grateful he must have been: His life would have been dull indeed, and semantically complex, if he had … Continue reading