Word of the Week: Portmanteau
Chillax. Gaydar. Shopaholic. Pornucopia… yep, I finally made the scriptwriting team for Made in Chelsea. Actually, no. This week we’re talking portmanteau words – words that combine [...]
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
One of my favourite pieces of wordsmithery, published 145 years ago. ’T WAS brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
Word of the Week: Soccer
Cup Final Day tomorrow (Saturday), so this week we’re talking spherical objects. Want to know how to wind up a British football fan? Well, there are many ways – in fact, if they’re [...]
Word of the Week: Hedonic
I stumbled upon the word Hedonic this week while trying to read a scientific paper on drug abuse (well, you’ve got to kill the time between Rip Off Britain and Homes Under the [...]
Word of the Week: Trump
It’s one of those words that gets sillier the more you say it. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. Trump. See what I mean? Trump. Try putting ‘President’ in front of it and it sounds [...]
