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OH MY WORD: Nativism, tabula rasa, and toddlers saying ‘me want chocolate’
January 26 2020
It’s a poor writer who needs double dots and little squiggles — but tittles are fine
January 19 2020
Oh my word
January 12 2020
OH MY WORD: The secret of getting people to like you
January 5 2020
OH MY WORD: Do you ever see ‘lo’ unless in ‘lo and behold’?
December 31 2019
OH MY WORD: The terrible English usage problems of Brussels sprouts
December 22 2019
I’ve served 40 years, but I miss the days of the hot metal caseroom
December 15 2019
OH MY WORD: Campaigning politicians should simply explain their reasoning in written English
December 8 2019
Faces should have turned a mild red colour for not recognising Mildred
December 1 2019
Dreich is too wishy-washy to be the most iconic Scots-language word
November 24 2019
A kempie sets out his zarfs, aglets and tittles for your pleasure
November 17 2019
Oh my word: BBC reporter was wrong about the trenchant positions
November 11 2019
Oh my word: The PM did not offer two dozen eggs for a solution to the Irish backstop
November 3 2019
Just because it is in print doesn’t mean it is set in stone
October 27 2019
The zombie apocalypse has been cancelled until further notice
October 19 2019
Furlough went away on leave, but now it will forever summon memories of 2020
October 17 2019
Cascading the output of a blue-sky deep dive into management-speak
October 13 2019
A word that makes rain sound enjoyable
October 6 2019
If you don’t have control of your language, you can have no control of anything
September 30 2019
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