Ulysses
Being in Dublin and going round the generically tourist bits, you can’t help but notice there is a lot of stuff about James Joyce – he is one of the major literary figures in the country’s history...
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I first attempted to read Ulysses while we were in Dublin last year, as it seemed culturally appropriate, but having made it through the first part I soon found myself overwhelmed by the complexity and...
View ArticleThe importance of commas
As many of you know, I always insist on the highest stanards of spelling and punctuation. It is not without good reason though. For example, this can happen: Please, for the love of god, do not post a...
View ArticleSimply English
Simply English: An A-Z of Avoidable Errors is Simon Heffer’s second book on grammar. It is a very interesting read. Approximately half the content I already knew, but it was a good refresher on that....
View ArticleOxford English Dictionary online
The OED is considered the closest thing to the definitive record of the English language that there is. They claim to be the definitive record. However, without a British equivalent of the Académie...
View ArticleStrictly English
Strictly English is a book by Simon Heffer. It is a forerunner to Simply English, which I have already read. While Simply is an A to Z of words and how they are often miused, Strictly is a work of...
View ArticleI’ve found a new monger!
As everyone knows, there are four primary types of monger. A fishmonger, a rumour monger, an ironmonger and a warmonger. I turned out to be a popular phone-in on Alan Partridge’s radio show. We’re...
View ArticleNFL coverage will resume
The title card says: Coverage will resume momentarily Which, of course, means that coverage will return but only for a moment. Which sounds about right with the number of adverts they have in the US.
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