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This tag is for questions related to definitions and nuances of meaning of a word or phrase.
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What does the term 'divers places' mean?
As the other answers have noted, divers can be seen as an archaic spelling for the modern word diverse. However, the OED gives four senses for divers (my paraphrasing):
Different in kind.† Correspon …
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Proper use of retrospective
"A retrospective flash back that nearly killed me and a friend" is wrong, unless you mean that you were nearly killed by a "retrospective flash back" (meaning your essay?). …
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