I abhor ſuch phanaticall phantaſms, ſuch inſociable and poynt deuiſe companions, ſuch rackers of ortagriphie, as to ſpeake dout fine, vvhen he ſhould ſay doubt; […] Used to refer to pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.

This is the story of how Johnny Appleseed brought appleblossoms to the West.

The engine was ditched and turned on its side.

Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.