Clauses
Let’s go reeeaaalllly slowly. First off: all (proper!) sentences need at least one clause. What on earth is a clause? […]
Beautiful sentences
What’s the loveliest sentence in the English language? “And I shall go on talking in a low voice while the […]
internet or Internet?
Back in the day, the internet wasn’t considered a proper noun, so wasn’t capitalised.
What a week
And that wraps up my first week lecturing at the University of Salzburg. It’s been thrilling putting my brain back […]
Fringe funnies
This summer’s Fringe Festival spawned a plethora of funnies: here are the best of them according to the judges. Which […]
Man Booker Dozen
Preparing for my MA and for teaching advanced writing and creative writing (prose) from October I have been bathing in […]
Great writing resources
With my Linked:HR moderator hat on I was asked for a list of my favourite website resources, so I thought […]
Just a FYI – ‘favourite’ is spelled ‘favorite’ without the ‘u’.
Would you believe this is exactly what was sent to me in an email last week!? After I finished chuckling […]
Tea break English
I was flicking through an old school book of mine earlier and stumbled across this little poem, the original was […]
What the ~*^%!?
It’s undeniable, things happen every day that can drive you to distraction. However, should venting frustration, annoyance or pain not […]