Moving

I’m moving this weekend. Isn’t it interesting how you know straight away what I mean when I say that?

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February

T.S Eliot wrote that April is the cruellest month. He obviously didn’t write that part of “The Waste Land” in February.

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Alienist

I’ve come across this word a few times recently, while reading “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, by H.P Lovecraft.

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The Bible

The Bible.

I’m not an expert on the Bible by any stretch of the imagination. I did read a few passages of the Book of Revelations as a younger man, out of sheer curiosity, but that’s about it. Still though, it’s a very interesting name, even if you haven’t read any of it.

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The Writing’s on the Wall

The signs are there that something bad is going to happen. Its meaning isn’t hard to figure out, and there’s a logic to it (writing on a wall is a pretty visible sign). But where does this expression come from?

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No, I Don’t Mind

Carrying on from yesterday: all native speakers of English are quite used to the phrase I don’t mind… But why do we use mind in this case? Continue reading →

Would You Mind Helping Me?

No, not at all.

or…

Yeah, sure.

Which is the correct answer?

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