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Free at Last

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Yesterday I promised you I’d explain why we’re so, well, free with how we use the word free in English. I’m sure you’ve been on tenterhooks since then, so let’s investigate. Continue reading →

Free Hat

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I’m currently watching South Korea play Mexico (2-0 to Mexico at the moment). A few minutes ago, Mexico got a free kick, which made me realise how odd the word free can be in English. Continue reading →

What’s the Difference Between a Jacket and a Coat?

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When writing about Melania Trump in yesterday’s post, I realised that I’d written a few times in the initial paragraphs that she’d been wearing a controversial coat.

No, that can’t be right, I thought.

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I Really don’t Care, do U?

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Isn’t it great to have a nice little space on the internet where you can avoid all the petty nastiness of current politics, especially all the horrid news that keeps coming from the White House? A place where you can forget about all that, and think about language, without hearing about Donald Trump and his cronies?

By the way, did you see what Melania Trump was wearing today?

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Gaslighting

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This is a term you might have heard in the news recently, particularly in relation to, sigh… yes, Donald Trump. Continue reading →

You’re Dangerously Low on Space

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This is something my phone has been telling me recently, which, frankly, I’m quite sceptical about. Am I really in danger? Continue reading →