Q: The Wall Street Journal recently cited speculation that Russia’s aggressive military recruitment “preludes another draft.” If I had written it, I would have used “presages.” Any thoughts? A: Yes, we too would have used a verb like “presage” or “foreshadow” instead of “prelude,” which can mean to introduce or precede but lacks the ominous […] The post Prelude and feud first appeared on Grammarphobia.