B&W photo of a lamp-post with a 'self-parking' sign that also has a drawing of a spaceship on it.

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 in space

An explosion by any other name

Space X rocket undergoes 'rapid unscheduled disassembly'. Shortly after its launch…
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Photo of people protesting in the US

So, who gets your vote?

Doublespeak, a term derived from the concepts of ‘doublethink’ and ‘Newspeak’…
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Young woman with short dark hair and red shirt on, doing a thumbs up and a thumbs fown

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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Female hand holding white cahlk and pointing to a small blackboard with calculations and E=MC2 equation on it

Common objections to Plain English #4

OBJECTION #4: My subject matter is too complex for Plain English. Some of the world’s…
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Image of a little girl watering a flower and of a little boy pushing a wheelbarrow

Common objections to Plain English #3

OBJECTION #3: Plain English is ‘Janet and John’ writing. For those of you too…
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An Emperor penguin leaning over its fluffy grey chick, on the snow.

Grammar or just plain common sense?

As I was saying a couple of blogs ago, although grammar can explain some of your unplain…
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Cartoon of Frankenstein's monster in a nighttime city scape

What’s your favourite Frankenword?

Or do you have one of your own? Frankenwords, or portmanteau words to give them…
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Young female redhead with her hand over her mouth.Freepik

Common objections to Plain English #2

OBJECTION #2: ‘Plain English is about banning new, long, unusual or interesting…
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