30th May
Youth: my hope lies beyond the headlines
THIS IS A blog post I attempted to post in January 2014, but the computer network crashed and it didn’t upload. I post it now, as I believe the general thrust of the argument I make still holds true in … Continue reading
28th May
Word play: envisaged or envisioned?
What can of worms have I opened with use of ‘envisaged’ versus ‘envision’ I wonder? Probably a debate over whether it’s best to UK English or American English! That’s because ‘envisage’ and ‘envision’ technically mean the same thing: to visualise … Continue reading
23rd May
Why I’ve gone off newspapers, part two: balance
IN THE MAINSTREAM media there seems to be a trend towards scaremongering for an optimum number of clicks or sales. You may recall my earlier blog about the power of emotive language to frighten and depress us in newspapers. This … Continue reading
21st May
Word play: Circumvented or circumnavigated?
TWO WORDS THAT may get inadvertently mixed up are ‘circumvented’ and ‘circumnavigated’. Here is an example of misuse: ‘There was a business deal on the table with some tricky elements, but we managed to circumnavigate those to get what we wanted’. … Continue reading