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Word of the week: sussurant (SUSS-er-ant).
Whispering. Delirious with fever, Susanna heard sussurant voices outside the door.
Writer’s word of the week: stet.
From the Latin, meaning “let it stand.”
When your editor changes something and you strongly prefer the way you wrote it, you put STET by the edit. (Or, if you’re using track changes on the computer, simply reject the change.) But choose your battles carefully. Use STET rarely.
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