Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat, writer and wordsmith par excellence dissects words and language
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat, writer and wordsmith par excellence dissects words and language
Lawyers insist they need the full phrase to make its meaning absolutely clear
A pleonasm uses two or more words, of which one is redundant, to express an idea
shashi tharoors world of words
Some 'Indianisms' emerge from translating phrases in local languages
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat, writer and wordsmith par excellence dissects words and language
Strunk says there are sticky words — words with no purpose — and his advice is simple: Delete them
shashi tharoors world of words
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat, writer and wordsmith par excellence dissects words and language
The Australians have understandably bristled at centuries of British disregard, and the British, in turn, have enjoyed joking about the Australians
A classic pun always looks for clever messaging, playing not just on double meanings but also conveying a larger point
Shashi Tharoor's World of Words is a weekly column in which the politician, diplomat, writer and wordsmith par excellence dissects words and language