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What’s in a (sur)name?

What they tell us about our past According to Ancestry.com, there are seven types…
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For the love of a hyphen

Lots of people, it appears, are falling out of love with hyphens. And yet, the benefits…
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The colour of lies

Love him or loathe him, there’s no denying that Donald Trump lies—far, far more,…
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Is it wrong to love the word ‘enshittification’?

“The gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in…
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Is plain language in need of an image makeover?

A few years ago I hosted a ‘makeup and jewellery makeover afternoon’ on behalf…
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Flying flapjack, anyone?

I learnt today that what were once referred to as flying flapjacks, but what most of…
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What kind of ‘tired’ are we? Let me count the ways

According to Mintel's latest insights report, 2023 Consumer Trends, if you're not already…
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An explosion by any other name

Space X rocket undergoes 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'. Shortly after its launch…
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So, who gets your vote?

Doublespeak, a term derived from the concepts of ‘doublethink’ and ‘Newspeak’…
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Are you a grammar lover or loather?

Tomorrow is National Grammar Day. (Yep, there's a day for that too.) Much like a…
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