A dog's life
Doggerel: How words originate
With no less than eight beautiful loving dogs at home, and witnessing the birth of three perfect puppies, I am rather distressed to learn that the origin of the word…
Talking the hind legs off a donkey: How idioms originate
Last night while watching an excellent wildlife programme, I saw an antelope give birth, apparently a two-hour stint, to get the eager youngster out. While I was engrossed in the…
Last roll of the dice: how idioms are used
It’s all fair in love and war and friendship too. I felt I was losing ground with a friend and that we would soon be going our own separate ways,…
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Money in my salad: slang in language
This week while working on a copy assignment for a bank, I looked up other words that mean money. I was surprised by what Google returned. In addition to a…
Of Smoke and Mirrors and other idioms
A good friend told me this week – her ship had come in. This means a change in luck, a sudden shower of good fortune or a great success. When…
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Know how to use rain, rein and reign
It’s spring in South Africa and in the season’s first flush, we had a smattering of rain. That’s the stuff of celebration. What’s not to celebrate is the state of…
Shocking stats make youth vulnerable to targeted advertising
Following the much-publicised alleged breach of Facebook user privacy, and recent reports of social media absorption by the youth it is no surprise that parents worry about the time their…
Breakthrough to excellence in June
A wise friend once told me after a long struggle with an MBA assignment – ‘Perfection is the enemy of the good’. This small gem of wisdom has stuck with…
Remember to tag
Top 10 tips to get user interaction
As the world obsesses about millennials, there is a constant flurry among marketers to get their attention. We know that they are all mobile savvy, and we know that they…
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The importance of grey marketing
Grey marketing is a lesser known added value marketing tool.
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