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I like well modulated grammar. I appreciate the clarity and accuracy that comes from applying the rules. I also enjoy seeing those rules creatively and consciously broken. Language lives; usage comes and goes and I embrace innovation. But (and, yes, these days it is fine to start a sentence with “but”), there are some things [...]
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Every now and then I drop into “Google Insights” to take the pulse of popular opinion. Today I thought I’d see what the state of play is with the relative popularity of mythical creatures. Not surprisingly, fairies rule. But, not for much longer? While gnomes hold a steady baseline there seems to be a rising [...]
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I have in front of me a remarkable and unique work of art created in 1994 and given to my sister and I as a Christmas present at the end of that year. Nowadays, this would be called an “Art Book” but this was created before the days when such projects were fashionable. I’m referring [...]
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So I only just found out about the end of the world, too. So I checked in to judgementday2011.com – it was hard to focus on the facts with all those adverts offering me one last bite at life on earth: Errr …. Thank you, how very welcoming! Salvation or sushi? The choice is yours! [...]
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When I gave up working in a stable, full-time job this time last year in order to pursue a creative streak, I thought I had a good idea of where that would take me. I had a plan to write, commercially, and grow a freelancing business as quickly as possible. However, as soon as I [...]
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