I arrived on a video call this week in the middle of a discussion about the meaning of ‘afternoon’. Sean, quite reasonably, was saying he’d always interpreted it to mean the [...]
Weird word weird. It breaks the ‘i before e except after c’ rule for a start. And here’s a peculiar thing. Since the end of the Seventies, the word ‘weird’ has seen [...]
I’d like to begin with an apology. Due to a blockage in the pipe, those of you who get this in your email Inbox will have received the word Hull on Wednesday this week, rather than last [...]
When I was at school I learnt a bit about tiny particles. I expect you did too. There was the atom, the molecule, the proton, electron and neutron. And that was about it. Enough small stuff to [...]
I was admiring the ornate ceiling of St Paul’s Cathedral this week, when I remembered that Mick the roofer was coming round to fix some loose tiles. I don’t know about you but [...]
