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Read more about the article Magnate or magnet: Use the right word
Fridge magnets – the scientific kind

Magnate or magnet: Use the right word

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:January 16, 2020

This week South Africans bade farewell to our stalwart entrepreneur Richard Maponya. Mayponya, who died at the age of 99, brought to the country, the first shopping mall in a…

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Read more about the article SA not in a good moody – despite new year joy

SA not in a good moody – despite new year joy

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:January 14, 2020

As South Africans settle into the swing of 2020 economic uncertainty still dogs day to day discussions. So despite the freshness of a new year, you might be feeling a…

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Waiting for the cows to come home: Origin of idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:January 3, 2020

It seems that I have to wait for the cows to come home to get paid by some of my clients. In one instance, I have been waiting for more…

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Read more about the article Black Friday and bargain idioms
Madness

Black Friday and bargain idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:November 29, 2019

When Game of Thrones captured the imagination of millions of fans to an obsessive degree, I used to say, “You get two kinds of people – those who watch Game…

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Young writer makes publishing debut

You’re never too young to write a book

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:November 14, 2019

There’s a book in everyone, so the saying goes. And in some there are more than one – think of all the Jodi Picoult and Nora Roberts, John Grisham and…

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Wise up to words on your web in 2020

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:October 31, 2019

It’s often said that owning a website is like having your own piece of online real estate. Who wouldn’t want that? A no-brainer. But statistics show that many small business…

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Read more about the article Take the log out of your eye and other idioms

Take the log out of your eye and other idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:October 23, 2019

Last night while watching Come Dine With Me, I latched on to satirist David Lamb’s shortening of an idiom. He simply used the two words of comparison and said, pot/…

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Three sheets to the wind: How idioms originate

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:October 8, 2019

Last week I had mentioned to my sister that I saw my aunt at a function and she was three sheets to the wind. This meant I could not give…

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Read more about the article Let them eat cake: How idioms originate
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Let them eat cake: How idioms originate

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:September 18, 2019

At a United Nations gender equality conference last week, one of the speakers who was trying to break through the gender disparity in our society used the phrase “bread and…

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Read more about the article Idioms in the workplace

Idioms in the workplace

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:July 31, 2019

With the latest unemployment figures in South Africa at 29%, here’s a quick run down of some of the work-related idioms and how to use them. Learn the Ropes Meaning:…

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Iza Grek

Iza is an award-winning journalist. She has worked in advertising and communications for more than 20 years. A word or 2 has been in operation since October 2014 and continues to thrive, offering customers writing and editing services across the board from blogs to speeches and e-books.

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