A couple of items down, John J. Miller describes Norman Podhoretz, the guest on his latest podcast, as “inestimable.” He is certainly that—but it would be just as accurate to call him “estimable.” This is the kind of thing that confuses people who are learning English. (Another example: If you give someone unvarnished criticism, delivered in a harsh manner, your words are both blunt and sharp.)

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Fred Schwarz was a deputy managing editor of National Review.
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