BOOKS/WRITING Friday Fun 14: Bombaugh’s The Lovers Another outing from Bombaugh’s genius. The perils of the English past participle. It speaks for itself. Read More » 14th October 2011 1 Comment
The genius & gleanings of Bombaugh I’ve no idea who Charles Carroll Bombaugh was but he was clearly some sort of literary genius. Thanks to a wonderfully pointless blog that I’ve Read More » 15th June 2008 7 Comments
18th Century Friday Fun 27: The delights of political Amphibology Well, the US presidential election is in its final month at last. Will any of us sleep safely in our beds again? History has been Read More » 12th October 2012 No Comments
ARTS Friday Fun 12: An Indignant Letter to an “Impetiginous Acroyli” It seems that church ministers are fair game and always have been. Rowan Atkinson is certainly not the first to lay into clergy as people Read More » 30th September 2011 No Comments
ARTS Friday Fun 10: Who ever said text-speak was new? It’s everywhere – you’d better get used to it. It’s a language we all must learn – both to be able to understand messages sent Read More » 12th August 2011 2 Comments