FINALLY... some recompense for breaking the curfews. What was the point in having them if they weren’t arresting people breaking them?https://twitter.com/ebonybowden/status/1267646597325864960 …
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I don't need to do all of that to know that "recompense " means to make amends or compensate for harm or damage done. And you guessed wrong.
You need to do all that to figure out that recompense’s original (and etymologically correct) meaning is: “to punish or reward appropriately for an action.”
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This has gone very badly for you. Pro-tip: don’t try to school an Englishman on English. Bonus-tip: Don’t try to school an Englishman who is an author and editor on English.
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