Thoughts and musings
These are mostly unprompted by anything specific - just thoughts that seemed worth sharing.
These are mostly unprompted by anything specific - just thoughts that seemed worth sharing.
Anecdotal evidence has led me to believe that UK business leaders despair at the quality of writing in their organisations. I am finding out the truth. Read more...
Writers complain about mixed metaphors, and the result can be messy or confusing but I confess that I usually enjoy them. Read more...
I was in Moscow last week and fascinated by their writing. For a crash course in reading cyrillic, read on. Read more...
Start with a negative at your peril! You may be writing something you didn't mean at all. Read more...
How I learned the hard way to think about context and choosing the right medium - there's plenty of choice! Read more...
There is no greater gift than a love of reading. Spend time with your children this Christmas and encourage them to play games with words - let them find out for themselves how English works. It can be just as much fun as an electronic game if you play it with them. Read more...
Charles Darwin's success at publicising his ideas on natural selection is an example for us all. Read more...
I regularly meet people whose first language is English, who have no serious knowledge of any other language and yet have to communicate in writing with people all over the world. Read more...