Politicians demand to be heard but refuse to listen
September 23 2019
‘Try and’ does not mean the same as ‘try to’ – and even the best writers make this mistake
September 15 2019
English in the hands of the young . . . and the opinions of Private Frazer
September 8 2019
Collocations, and their effect upon drivers on the A92
September 2 2019
Things you didn’t know you didn’t know
August 26 2019
Watch how much choc you eat, you might get die of beaties
August 19 2019
How do you feel about contractions, even if you’re not having a baby?
August 12 2019
OH MY WORD: Do you know anyone who is an Alec?
August 5 2019
I’ll have to have a word about Oor Wullie’s language
July 29 2019
OH MY WORD: ‘Phenomena’ gaffe shows value of sub-editors
July 21 2019
What on earth is a nat-gih?
July 14 2019
A worryingly good argument made in favour of emoticons
July 8 2019
Whatever became of Wallet Bayonet?
June 30 2019
You might be a Perthling or a Glenrothesian, it’s your demonym
June 24 2019
And you thought World War Z was a zombie movie . . .
June 17 2019
A builder can’t create a house unless he knows what a brick is
June 9 2019
At what point does green become blue?
June 2 2019
We all have idiolects, but some are more annoying than others
May 28 2019
Cats and dogs, stair rods, and Nanook — you’ve got to love a good idiom
May 21 2019
Synonyms: There aren’t two different words that mean exactly the same thing…with one exception
May 6 2019
Litotes: stating a negative to affirm a positive
April 30 2019
Why I like the sound of Team UK
April 16 2019
The danger of mishearing a word – then failing to check its spelling
April 6 2019
Can you name the nine parts of speech?
April 2 2019