New posts in literary-english

Does "the cornet of horse" mean a knight/rider? [closed]

Do people actually address their male child "Son" rather than a name, in real life English, or is this mainly a written English usage?

"This/That is, " used at the beginning of a sentence to clarify a concept from the previous sentence

Meaning of “bile” from Great Expectations

Collective noun for lightning(s) / thunderbolts

Phrase meaning of equal parts

Where can I find words that have "literary meaning" like "ardent", "antic"

Rase: another spelling of raze (literary) [closed]

Why are foreign words used in modern vernacular?

Is 'faithless' a literary version of 'unfaithful' (in the context of a spouse)?

What is the literary term for not keeping a story consistent?

Is "forsought" right in this case?

Does the phase "what's an honest man to do?" have a specific literary origin, or is it simply a common-usage rhetorical question?

What does "a woman of mean understanding" mean?

thyself = yourself, what is the equivalent of *others*?

Word for a person who is overly demanding of artists

English Word Hunting [duplicate]

Where should the words 'In real life' be put?

Definition of 'cut out in'

Semantic shift in "around"