“It will find its way into the final volumes, I expect,' said Mr. [Fred] Sweetman when we discussed it. 'The poets will see to that. They have a way of adding nuance to the meaning of things.” MeaningPoetsNuance Book:The Dictionary of Lost Words Source: The Dictionary of Lost Words
“I am beginning to feel the English language is burdened by this war, Es. Everyone I meet has a new word for toilet paper, and I have not heard one that doesn’t accurately convey its origin or the experience of using it. Yet only a handful of words exist to convey a thousand horrors.” WarLossGriefWordsMeaning Book:The Dictionary of Lost Words Source: The Dictionary of Lost Words