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Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by BobHale Two things. 1) If the US usually loves the British accent how come British actors in Hollywood are...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word Not that much of a far cry (in Potpourri) by BobHaleToday's Metro has an article about a refugee from Sierra Leone who has a small part in the next Harr...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Mixed messages in pedantry (in The Written Word) by BobHaleI've only just noticed that they have registered charity status. That means they get tax breaks. You...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Mixed messages in pedantry (in The Written Word) by BobHaleAlso according to their web site all three of our main party leaders have committed a heinous lingui...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Mixed messages in pedantry (in The Written Word) by BobHaleI deplore the way that our language is being diluted by foreign (especially US) influences. Damned ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word Mixed messages in pedantry (in The Written Word) by BobHaleThe Times today has a ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word Advertising (in Wordplay) by BobHaleIn another thread arnie notes that Johnny Rotten now advertises butter (in the UK) and Iggy Pop adve...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay THAT style guide from the other thread (in Potpourri) by BobHaleAs I said elsewhere I have been rereading Bill Bryson's style guide Troublesome Words. It's a bit of...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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And the winner is... (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI think she may have been trying to say that she is a friendly person capable of doing physically ha...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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And the winner is... (in Potpourri) by BobHaleAnd no, I'm not asking for suggestions as to what the job applied for was.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri And the winner is... (in Potpourri) by BobHaleIt's exam marking time again. The topic is writing a letter for a job application. One student's at...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Sound-effect-as-word (in Potpourri) by BobHaleIn another thread there is mention of the "use/mention" or "word-as-word" distinction. I observed a ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Headline (in The Written Word) by BobHaleLoved this headline in the Sun today, one of our tabloids. UNI BOFFIN QUIZZED ON CROSSBOW CANNIBAL ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RIP Martin Gardner (in Potpourri) by BobHaleAs such a lifelong fan of Alice In Wonderland I cannot allow to pass unmentioned the news that Marti...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri It can make a difference (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI'm normally a bit of a critic of arbitrary pronouncements on how to phrase or punctuate restrictiv...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Cross-threading? Nonsense! (in Potpourri) by BobHaleIn another thread Kalleh says that "piffle" was one of her dad's favourite words. I wonder why we ha...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri UK Elections (in Potpourri) by BobHaleI just wondered how the recent political events over here in the UK have been covered over there in ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Arkell vs Pressdram (in Potpourri) by BobHaleJust encountered for the first time (via the splendid legal blogging of ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by BobHaleFascinating article Geoff. I hadn't realised that Canada was quite that restrictive about its biling...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word "No word for" meme reaches dizzying new heights (in Potpourri) by BobHaleA documentary on TV about doing business in foreign countries has just had someone say, "The word fo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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