Questions of style and language in last week’s Independent, by John Rentoul
n one of our despatches from the war in Ukraine, we wrote that the city of Odesa “awaits an amphibian, ground and air assault by Russia”. Thanks to Philip Nalpanis for reminding us that “amphibian” is usually a noun referring to a class of animal including frogs, toads and newts. We meant “amphibious”, the adjective meaning suited to both land and water.
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