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Lax grammar, misspellings and shoddy punctuation cause confusion in some instances (the man eating tiger/the man-eating tiger) and feelings ranging from alienation to distrust in others. Let's face it, poor language use is…
Words that until the popularity of the home computer were the preserve of the printer are nowadays bandied about with nary a thought for their derivation. Their etymology deserves due respect.…
Having recently undertaken a four-week in-house commission, after nine years freelancing, now is an ideal time to assess the pros and cons of these two methods of working. Being self-employed…
Read the question very carefully. Answer the question. Write a short introduction – explain what you will be discussing. Let it flow – on the initial draft, get down all…
I found myself, as always on a Friday, at Discoteca Los Ángeles. Only a hardcore remained by 5am. That included José-María, bibulous olive-oil mill owner, maker of moonshine, aged and…
‘Spelk’. It’s one of the thousands of words that I store in my internal library – and when the need arises, it is the word I would naturally elect to…
Synaesthesia is a neurological condition that mashes up the senses; it evokes involuntary images when words, numbers, music or what have you, are called to mind. Synaesthesia happens when cognitive…
Regarding my own ability, is it because my dad taught us children the Greek alphabet before we had started school (and which we can all recite verbatim to this day),…