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Deal

What’s the deal with the word deal? It appears in trade, business, politics and colloquial expressions.

Light | Multiple meanings

  It’s this time of year again: Windows, streets and shops are lit with Christmas lights; we light candles and fires; and travelling light can get difficult as we bring and receive presents. The noun As a noun, light can… Read More »Light | Multiple meanings

Jam | Multiple meanings

Summer: Time to preserve fruit. Time to travel. Time for music. Jams everywhere! Jam is a sweet spread made from the pulp and juice of fruit cooked with sugar and pectin. There’s strawberry jam, apricot jam, raspberry jam … you… Read More »Jam | Multiple meanings