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Dave Wilton

14 Feb 2024 • 2 min read
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tweak

Tweak is both a verb and a noun with a base meaning of pinch, twist, or pull. From this, it has developed a number of other senses. The word, in the form twick, can be traced back to Old English. (The Oxford English Dictionary says this is only “perhaps,” but
26 May 2025 5 min read
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