Tag Archives: Language

Stork tork

These are definitely not the sort that (allegedly) deliver babies. Continue reading

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Grockling

Too good a word to be left as a noun. Continue reading

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Subordinate clauses

A grandchild’s new weapon. Continue reading

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I wouldn’t say no . . .

Some unexpected hazards of imprecise language! Continue reading

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Just so

It’s the new Well . . . Continue reading

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A principal principle

AAH is a local independent monthly free magazine. It is produced by a two-man editorial-photographic team to a seriously high standard. Lapses are very rare, but this one caught my eye and wouldn’t let it go until I’d written to … Continue reading

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Babysitterage

A challenge to the English language Continue reading

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Ache’s and pain’s?

Yes, from this advert! Continue reading

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Possessives

It’s not always quite as straightforward as adding an apostrophe–s, as I found when I consulted the Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors and Hart’s Rules. The possessive of words, I confess Is often a cause of great stress. The … Continue reading

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Apostrophe aid

A flower in the wrong place? Continue reading

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Green hills

In need of security measures Continue reading

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Sign of the times

Watch your language! Continue reading

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