Posts by mverant@writing.exchange
 (DIR) Post #AYl0DSP5r6NQrD44zQ by mverant@writing.exchange
       2023-08-15T04:51:39Z
       
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       Twice this year, I've read books that use "skeleton key" to mean any old-fashioned key (I think the technical name for those old-school locks is a ward lock). Is this a mistake or a new usage? When I was a kid, skeleton key meant a key cut down to the bare minimum dimensions so it could open many locks, basically a lockpicking device (or, occasionally, a master key) #AmWritng @grammargirl
       
 (DIR) Post #AbFTUPxPC46DsSUvFg by mverant@writing.exchange
       2022-11-22T02:19:48Z
       
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       @grammargirl Grammar Girl! Egad, I never imagined you existed in real life. All those bleary-eyed googled answers seemed to be benign goodness, like The Force.