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noun • informal terms for journalists • French playwright (1791-1861) • someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts • a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut verb • score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking | ||||
| 31% | 5 | He said "Most editors are failed writers - but so are most writers" | ||
noun • British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965) • British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880) | ||||
| 30% | 7 | Poet who said "Most editors are failed writers - but so are most writers" | ||
noun • British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965) | ||||
Writers Copy In Home Counties
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Updated: December 21, 2025
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