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Anti-vaxxers may choose to rather wear masks
Mask wearing is what we see to avoid a Covid infection

Don’t let Covid kill! (your sense of humour)

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:August 19, 2021

With Covid infection numbers showing no signs of decline and the heartfelt losses that many of us have suffered, you may find that your mental agility is severely challenged. This…

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Groundhog Day: origin of idioms

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:January 15, 2021

From Ricky Gervais’ production of “Afterlife” (Netflix) to a number of recent articles in the press, the term groundhog day, seems to be popping up everywhere. Not sure what it…

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Black swan as a metaphor for unprecedented events

Black swan, a label for COVID-19

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:October 20, 2020

In much of my research for clients in the past couple of months I have often seen the term black swan. As I know swans to be white in most…

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Tintinnabulation: Words – old and new

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:June 5, 2020

Finally, I’ve found a word to rhyme with it . Constipation. Not just the physical kind. The emotional, psychological and social constipation that lockdown has forced upon us. But back…

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Read more about the article How sticking to your knitting will get you stuck: idiom usage
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How sticking to your knitting will get you stuck: idiom usage

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:May 22, 2020

There was not enough wool to buy for all the crochet hours I would need to fill during the slumpy ‘non-work’ hours of lockdown. For one thing, I only bought…

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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…

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Read more about the article How a rabbit shows us that AI is way off

How a rabbit shows us that AI is way off

  • Post author:Iza Grek
  • Post published:March 18, 2020

The other day when I tried to help my friend set up her blog, a bunny thing happened. She wants her blog to be about faith-based principles from a Jewish…

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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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