In a language as idiomatically stressed as English, opportunities for …

Ian Mcewan
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In a language as idiomatically stressed as English, opportunities for misreadings are bound to arise. By a mere backward movement of stress, a verb can become a noun, an act a thing. To refuse, to insist on saying no to what you believe is wrong, becomes at a stroke refuse, an insurmountable pile of garbage. ✨ Ian McEwan (1999). Amsterdam
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