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Sometimes an article in the press needs to be commented upon because I am impressed, appalled or amused by it.
Sometimes an article in the press needs to be commented upon because I am impressed, appalled or amused by it.
Computers have a lot to learn about grammar and they will never be able to make stylistic choices, so wouldn't it be better if they didn't try? Read more...
There is now quantitative research to prove the point that students learning English as a second language do it more thoroughly than those who start off with the huge advantage of speaking it at home. Read more...
Sometimes words are not spelt in the best way to convey their meaning. This soldier made at least two of them more interesting. Read more...
Good for Birmingham City Council! Read more...
There's one surer way of hiding an uncomfortable truth than publishing it on the same day as a news bombshell - that is writing it in very long, abstract words and long sentences. The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills seems particularly gifted in this art. Read more...