Flower of Scotland is a defeatist dirge
Scotland’s rugby fifteen play England this afternoon. They will have a disadvantage before they start. Prior to kick-off, the dirge Flower Of Scotland will be played.
language
Uwu… mukbang… gekyume… zaddy: Do you know the meaning of ANY of Google’s top rising words of 2018?
As young people spend an increasing amount of time online, gaming and on social media, it can often feel like they are speaking a foreign language to those around them.
How could anyone confuse to, too and two?
I freely admit some of what I’m about to claim is biased, or even just my imagination.
Wrack and ruin is not rack and ruin
The English language has gone to rack and ruin. Or is it wrack and ruin? These are not variants of the same word. They mean different things and are not interchangeable.
Is the spread of Gaelic inexorable?
Language is a tool, an implement. Used in a certain way you might even describe it as a weapon. It can shape the way you think, perhaps without you realising it is doing so.
This is either the best article you’ll ever read — or I’m exaggerating
The English-speaking world is being polluted by hyperbole. Every day it is used a trillion times too often, if you see what I mean.
Why I hate dictionaries
I explained last week why I revere dictionaries, but will outline here why I thoroughly dislike them.
We have a problem with misused apostrophes. Here’s my plan to NIP it in the bud
I’m making a bold claim: I believe I have a cure for the English-speaking world’s infuriating habit of misusing apostrophes.
In defence of the English language — my new weekly column in The Courier
On August 15 1995 the English language changed.
Colourful language reflects the ups and downs of cycling
Wherever in the world they’re from, cyclists have a great grasp of using language to describe exactly how it feels to ride a bike.