Failing to get off scot-free
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Failing to get off scot-free

Kilty as charged.

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Tales from the cryptic
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Tales from the cryptic

Always leave ’em guessing.

A second,minute or hour? What counts as a jiffy

A second,minute or hour? What counts as a jiffy

Our language loves colourful terms for time and quantity,but their imprecision presents challenges.

  • byDavid Astle
No scurvy on Norfolk. We’re Sirius!
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No scurvy on Norfolk. We’re Sirius!

But beware the bypassed hops handler.

What’s a dysphemism,and what’s Trump got to do with it?

What’s a dysphemism,and what’s Trump got to do with it?

Our language can be shaded with good or bad intentions,depending on the speaker.

  • byDavid Astle
Supermac’s self-sabotage
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Supermac’s self-sabotage

The Night of the Long Knives has nothing on this.

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What happens when you ban language? A new one emerges

What happens when you ban language? A new one emerges

But does algospeak risk underplaying serious issues?

  • byDavid Astle
Ladies and gentlemen put on notice
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Ladies and gentlemen put on notice

While the Messiah cops a grilling.

No more apostrophes and corporate speak:What we want changed about English

No more apostrophes and corporate speak:What we want changed about English

One new decree drew 500 likes:“A zero-shame policy for pronouncing words you’ve only ever seen in print.”

  • byDavid Astle
It’s in the male
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It’s in the male

Part and parcel of the delivery game.

A very special effect
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A very special effect

On the big screen in plane sight.