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Steven Pinker's an American experimental psychologist who writes about language, mind and human nature. In The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s … [Read More...] about The differences between spoken and written English (and what they mean for speechwriting)
This week’s word discovery proves that even very complacent dogs (so to speak) can occasionally learn new tricks. The other day I was travelling on … [Read More...] about This Week, I Have an Admission to Make (Or is it an Admittance?)
The passive voice: anyone who’s ever written a lab report or student essay will be mighty familiar with this concept. And they’ll possibly, like me, … [Read More...] about There’s No ‘I’ In Report Writing. Apparently
In which our writer heroine perches on a huge, wobbly pilates ball and finds she can’t think of anything except falling off it. The best thing about … [Read More...] about When Location Rebellion Goes Bad
Word is everywhere, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's any good. These are a few things that give me The Rage about it: the help function's … [Read More...] about Why you should ditch Word and Google docs and give Airstory a try instead
How I love this word! It has a satisfyingly Latinate vibe, and is delightful to speak out loud. Here’s the definition, courtesy of my indispensable … [Read More...] about Word of the Week: Pabulum