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By tim
In History, Science, Words
Posted May 16, 2025

Word of the Week: Smithereens

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 [...]

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By tim
In Animals, Clothes, History, Music, Words
Posted April 4, 2025

Word of the Week: Cinch

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 [...]

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By tim
In Food, History, Nature, Sport, Words
Posted March 21, 2025

Word of the Week: Gourd

Don’t you find it remarkable that after 12,000 years of agriculture, the same questions keep cropping up (pardon the pun)? Is a strawberry a fruit? Is a pea a vegetable? Is a potato a root [...]

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By tim
In Clothes, Food, History, Names, Words
Posted March 14, 2025

Word of the Week: Mug

I’ve just received a message from a friend, warning of a dodgy WhatsApp scam that’s about to land offering an upgrade to WhatsApp Gold. If you fall for it, the message says, the [...]

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By tim
In History, Names, Words
Posted February 14, 2025

Word of the Week: Darling

Today is not a day for logic. It’s a day for romance. If I’m a little late posting this it’s because I’ve spent the day in a wistful fog of whimsy, floating on a [...]

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