Grammar and Punctuation The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation

Historic, Historical

A historical event occurred some time ago. A historic event is important, memorable, enduring. "A historical study concerns history; a historic one makes history," says editor Claire Kehrwald Cook in Line by Line. "Often historical simply means 'actual' as opposed to 'literary,' 'mythic,' or 'figurative.' "


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