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Basic English: Four of the most common mistakes

Post author:Iza Grek
Post published:February 22, 2022

As a purist of the English language I frequently tear my hair out when I hear or see basic grammar mistakes, particular from those in the profession of news casting…

How thinking ‘outside of the bottle’ can save us from coronavirus

Post author:Iza Grek
Post published:March 19, 2020

The world has gone mad with the outbreak of Coronavirus. And we have had some interesting reactions. One of the church ministers said in response to gatherings of no more…

The incidence of incidents

Post author:Iza Grek
Post published:October 4, 2016

There’s not much to say about incidence and incident except that temptation (also read auto brain) to misuse the two words is quite common. It’s one of those cases in…