Nose out of joint?: Idiom explained
Today it's all about the nose. Nose-based idiom on the English Club ‘idiom of the day’ post and a ‘The nose knows’ video that popped into my email. The latter…
690 new words for your vocab
Words that were in 10 years ago may no longer be and words that never existed before make newspaper headlines and find their way into language used by the now generation – millennials and older
So, what’s a lexophile?
Two problems here: 1. This statement is not original; 2. It simply does not make sense and would work better if they ‘got too small for their pants’, having them fall right off. If they are “too big for their pants their bellies (boeps) can be covered by a long shirt so no exposure necessary.
Both shelves are lined with books
Why I find both bothersome
Both is often unnecessary in a sentence. When it is used to stress the joining of two nouns it really is a waste of a word. Grammar. Please.
Five of the most common mistakes in the English language
Five of the most common language mistakes get a simple explanation. Each sentence explains the difference to better illustrate the usage.
How thinking ‘outside of the bottle’ can save us from coronavirus
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…
Take out the rubbish: When nouns become verbs
I am the first to admit, I am not always original but I do try to be topical and even then, perhaps decades out of touch. Bear with me. The…