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  • Sworling, swirling and whorling

    Why isn’t there more use of the word ‘sworl’? (Yes, these are the questions that obsess writers.) I thought it was reasonably common, but several searches of the online dictionaries reveal two things: a) it’s not reasonably common, & b) the only online Australian dictionary I could find charges a subscription fee. Consequently I am…