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Default Re: Stingy with words + giveway

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Originally Posted by xanana
I read somewhere that taciturn refers to someone who is stingy with words when speaking. Is there a word to describe someone who is stingy with words when writing ?
Brief?

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Additionally, I was waiting for a train yesterday and a sign above the door reads: "Please giveway to passengers leaving the train". I'm cocksure that giveway is wrong. Shouldn't it be "give way" ?
Yes, it should be two words.

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Finally, what does the phrase "rolling his eyes" mean ?
I suppose you could say it is a way of expressing mild disapproval. It is something like saying, "Oh boy! There she goes again."

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