Words

How much do you know about weevils? “How much do I want to know?” I hear you cry. OK, fair point. But wait. What if I told you that the weevils you think of when you think of weevils [...]

I came within a whisker of making ‘bun’ the Word of the Week, following a thought-provoking discussion over a Danish pastry (life is never dull). 

What’s the first thing that enters your head when you see this word? No, on second thoughts, don’t tell me.

This bloke came up to me the other day and he said, a little smugly, “I’ve just finished reading the dictionary… ” “Wow!” I said. “Did you learn anything [...]

This is good. If you ever get tired of the Queen’s English, you’ll find the variety you need in this Dictionary of Kentish Dialect, which I stumbled upon when researching the word [...]