Oliver Kamm… Again
Via the Devil’s Kitchen and James Higham, my attention is unfortunately drawn once more to the unfounded assertions of the smug, self-appointed critic of all […]
Writing & Language
The English Language and the Left
Neil Harding is at it again. The thread that started with me apparently having nightmares over mobile phone tracking is rapidly descending onto farce. Neil […]
Vocabulary Quiz
Via Devil’s Kitchen; Your Vocabulary Score: A Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary!You must be quite an erudite person. How’s Your Vocabulary? No surprises there, […]
The Old Sea Dog
I’m feeling poetic today. The Old Sea Dog The old sea dog reflects on happier times;As the spume-tipped waves crash to the shore;He recalls far […]
John Reid, Racist?
Chris Dillow asks the question. Is John Reid a moron or a racist? I ask because of this: We joined this party because we wanted […]
The Written Word
Two things recently caused me to contemplate the relationship between reader and writer. The first, a few days ago was an article in the Telegraph by […]
Lynne Truss Under Fire
David Crystal is a former colleague of Lynne Truss of Eats, Shoots and Leaves fame and is promoting his own work on the subject using a […]