"Homing in" initially described carrier pigeons returning to their homes, then, by the 1920s, described aircraft and missiles being guided to a target. From there, it came to generally mean anyone or anything focusing on or directed towards a goal. "Hone," on the other hand, means "t...
Regarding worn out words and phrases: I am so tired of hearing that some quality is in something’s DNA. Please leave the term to science and stop its overuse as a metaphor. Buckley says: June 28, 2017, at 10:01 am Here’s my list: So, like, I mean, look, man up, sure, ...
produced by NASA. How is each sentence linked to the previous one? The underlined words should help you to reveal the writer’s structure. Paragraph 1: The length of a sentence should generally not exceed about 35 words. Any sentence presents readers with the task of first identifying its...