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May 24Liked by ๐Ÿ…Ÿ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…› ๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…š๐Ÿ…ž

As a โ€˜fiend of fine distinctionsโ€™, Iโ€™m sorry that this link doesnโ€™t seem to work. Perhaps thereโ€™s a glitch ๐Ÿ˜

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That's weird, it works for me. Here is the original article on WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/dictionary-of-fine-distinctions-review-subtle-shades-of-meaning-7ab49d02

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May 24ยทedited May 24Liked by ๐Ÿ…Ÿ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…› ๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…š๐Ÿ…ž

Thank you.

Thatโ€™s much better. Iโ€™ve now managed to access it โญ๏ธ

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Nice.

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May 24Liked by ๐Ÿ…Ÿ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…› ๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…š๐Ÿ…ž

The reviewer has missed the fine distinction between โ€˜thusโ€™ and โ€˜thereforeโ€™. I find that really funny, as well as ironic. (I told you I was a fiend!)

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