Even though the local body elections are still not quite done and dusted, I get the feeling that we are already being softened up for next year’s general election. According to a professor of political science with whom I occasionally … Continue reading →

One of the downsides of having lived a lot longer than I ever expected to live is that, when it comes to language, I find that I am displaying more and more ‘grumpy old man’ traits. Whenever I see a … Continue reading →

Lately, there have been a number of informal surveys and discussions aimed at trying to find ‘the best word ever’ – a sort of Number One on the hit parade of the English lexicon.  Unfortunately, the criteria by which the … Continue reading →