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Bonus: Poorna Swami on idioms
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Bonus: Poorna Swami on idioms

Poorna shares two tricky idioms she encountered while translating Murmurs by Safiya Akhtar. One is deeply romantic, and the other is ...10/10. You'll see what we mean.
Jess Jensen Mitchell
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Poorna Swami
May 21, 2024
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