Words

Given the amount of greens they consume in their youth, you would think butterflies would be more muscular. How can a diet of brassicas produce both Arnie and these feather-light sylphs that flit [...]

So who do you complain to when the Ombudsman lets you down? Is there an ombudsman’s ombudsman? Is an ombudsman always a man? If so, why? And if not, why hasn’t it been changed to a [...]

This is the first Word of the Week under a Labour government and it’s fitting perhaps that the new regime coincides with a sudden proliferation of ants in my life. (Hands up if you thought [...]

Do you like eggs? Do you like corn? Then you’ll love eggcorns. Eggcorns are those common expressions that are frequently mispronounced, like ‘Doggy-Dog world’ (it’s [...]

So the Euros start today. And as we put on our winter coats and settle in for the latest ‘now or ever’ attempt by England, we should not overlook the fact that tomorrow happens to be [...]