Speaking, as I was yesterday, of remakes and adapatations, I see there’s another Robin Hood film out at the moment. Continue reading
Robin Hood
TEFL
Reboots, Remakes, and Revivals
This word is thrown about a lot lately, whenever anyone tries to bring back a beloved film or TV programme. There are of course a few other similar re- words in use, so what’s the difference between them all? Continue reading
Housewarming
Have you ever been to a housewarming party? Continue reading
Ignoble
You might have heard of the Ig Nobel Prize: an annual award for trivial or unusual scientific research. The name of course is a play on both the Nobel Prize and the word ignoble. I read something about the Ig Nobel Prize today, and then thought about the word ignoble, specifically:
Ignoble? That’s weird, isn’t it? Continue reading
Gnarly!
It’s the epitome of surfer-dude slang: totally gnarly dude!
Thinking about the word today though, it seemed a strange fit for surfing slang. Surely, I thought, it’s related to gnarled, as in knobbly, rough, or twisted. Not how you’d describe a wave really, is it? Continue reading
Hotel
I’m writing this from a hotel room. The word hotel can be traced back to the Old French word ostel, which of course is also the origin of the word hostel. And, it might surprise you, hospital. Continue reading
X Marks the Spot
Yes, but why? Continue reading
English-Language Thoughts 