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When Shakespeare Speaks – In a pickle

September 29, 2018 - Newswordy

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Words Shakespeare Invented. 

The English language owes a great debt to Shakespeare. He invented over 1700 common words by changing nouns into verbs, changing verbs into adjectives, connecting words never before used together, adding prefixes and suffixes, and devising words wholly original.
In a pickle

A difficult situation.

 
If I’m in a pickle with a difficult grammar question, I ring my mentor.

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