the opposite of fiend
by Caroline“even so innocent a word as ‘friend’ has overtones. in feudal times it meant one’s lord and protector; in anglo-saxon times it meant the opposite of ‘fiend.’”
(john gardner, the art of fiction.)
no responses“even so innocent a word as ‘friend’ has overtones. in feudal times it meant one’s lord and protector; in anglo-saxon times it meant the opposite of ‘fiend.’”
(john gardner, the art of fiction.)
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