"Winter was still diamond hard, full of black frosts and dead beggars"What a great evocative sentence to describe a Russian winter. I can feel the frostbite without leaving the living room. From this book I'm reading: (1)
What is the difference between "hold" and "hold on"?"Please hold, and the next available operator will answer your query." What is the difference between "hold" and "hold on"? Thank you.
