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It's only words, and words are all I have...
As somebody who’s contributed to and co-authored assorted style guides [1] over the years, Rod Liddle’s little diatribe against the list of banned words in the Guardian and David Marsh… more →
Gary Andrews
It's only words, and words are all I have...
Gary Andrews wrote 4 days ago: As somebody who’s contributed to and co-authored assorted style guides [1] over the years, Rod … more →
Pet hates: Prestigious
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Gary Andrews wrote 1 month ago: Every editor, sub-editor and writer has a list of words they detest seeing in copy. Words that range … more →
Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Phone?
queenmab04 wrote 2 months ago: I don’t like textpeak. There, I said it. I want to go back to writing letters…. becau … more →
senduQ in Maltese
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tpeace wrote 3 months ago: Doing a google search, the quirkiest thing came up- Senduq is a word in Maltese which means ‘C … more →
When washing their mouths out with soap isn't an option.
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educatorblog wrote 4 months ago: That Works…. - An EducatorBlog Comic Forget the soap I believe that the use of profanity is a … more →
The language of terror
Gary Andrews wrote 4 months ago: Moving off social media briefly (although I’ll be back onto the topic in the next few posts), … more →
Damn You, People Of Hong Kong
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cecilie wrote 5 months ago: Aaarghhh, it’s happened again. Another pair of students are stopping the Cantonese lessons … more →
Introducing Alex Greengaard
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Kambiz Kamrani wrote 7 months ago: So you probably just saw the new post, the one announcing an upcoming linguistic conference on a pos … more →
The BBC does give a fuck
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Gary Andrews wrote 9 months ago: Lots of it, apparently. I’m especially intrigued by the person who wrote to Ofcom that it was … more →
Literally.
Gary Andrews wrote 9 months ago: John Widdop is literally right. “I think the misuse of the word ‘literally’ has to … more →
At the end of the day, Ron...
Gary Andrews wrote 1 year ago: Jade Goody: Nasty piece of work. Quite possibly doesn’t like non-Caucasians. Emily Parr: Posh … more →
Nice to meat you
Gary Andrews wrote 1 year ago: It’s probably a good job the story about a theft of assorted out of date meat products such as … more →
What have the Swiss ever done for us?
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Gary Andrews wrote 1 year ago: Curious Hamster asks an interesting question: can there ever be objectivity in political debate? My … more →
When the feeling's gone and you can't go on
Gary Andrews wrote 1 year ago: Tragedy. It was drilled, nay virtually beaten, into us at journalism school that tragic was an almos … more →
Less famous than Narinder from Big Brother 2
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Gary Andrews wrote 1 year ago: Bogart was once quoted as saying: “You’re not a star until they can spell your name in K … more →
You really won't buy into this
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Gary Andrews wrote 1 year ago: A curious advertising flyer was left on my car windscreen. “GENUINE JANUARY SALE” it scr … more →
It's political correctness gone mad
Gary Andrews wrote 1 year ago: This is, quite possibly, one of my top five phrases of all time, along with “He knows where th … more →
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