We were playing checkers and, although I'd started off well, I seemed to have shot my bolt too soon.

It is a neck-or-nothing venture to wrest valuable merchandise traffic from road transport.

There are seven sorts of Pronouns: … 4. Les Pronoms démonstratifs, Pronouns demonstrative. … Of Pronouns Demonstrative. These pronouns are called demonstrative, because they distinguish, in a precise manner, the person or things to which they are applied.

Headlines — Specificness / The headline should be specific. Such generalities as Wisdom, The Truth, Character and Reputation, Easy Economies, or Cheapest and Best have little value for the average reader.