Names

It was brought to my attention this week that a high proportion of recent Words of the Week have been three-letter words. Ill, Fly, Key… to name but three. ‘Is there a word for a [...]

A dagger. A bullet. A mistress. A cover-up. A cough. Thus are promising political careers curtailed.

Until three days ago there was no such word as bizbong. Now there is. That’s evolution for you.

There are certain subjects you should avoid if you want to maintain harmony in the room. Politics and religion are the classic examples. In my office, we’ve come to a collective [...]

Just to clarify, that’s nice as in mice, not Nice as in Côte d’Azur, in case you’re still in holiday mode. Although, since we acquired the word from the French, there’s [...]