Tag Archives: conventions of writing

2 b or not 2 b…

Posted on Tuesday, 22 March 2011 by

I watched a video this weekend. It was not a comedy or action film, and there was certainly no romance. At the risk of sounding intensely geeky, I will admit that I watched a 30-minute video of linguist David Crystal … Continue reading →

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Liberal

Posted on Monday, 26 July 2010 by

I was sent this BBC article to read a few days ago by a person who knows my love of words and also my left-leaning political views. It is an interesting article, a mix of politics and linguistics (there’s just … Continue reading →

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