Palin, palimpsest, palindrome, palilalia…

We ‘re still electing people to lead us who are not entirely comfortable with names that don’t seem to have originated in the British Isles. It’s a wonderously nuanced situation. (Yeah, I know, we’re not big on nuance these days.) For example, it’s slightly more acceptable to be a Sergei than, say, a Djelloul, and [...]

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