Author: Geoff
The pedants’ revolt
5 English language myths
The problem — and the delight — of the English language is that there is no such thing as Standard[…]
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My Mum
My mother died seven years ago today, barely a month after my father. Here’s the eulogy I read out at[…]
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Do you know about Reader View?
I do a lot of reading, from books, e-readers and online, but the latter is my least favourite medium[…]
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Prolific writers
According to Guinness World Records, L. Ron Hubbard is credited with having the most published works by one author (1,084).[…]
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My Dad
My father died seven years ago today. A few weeks ago, a friend recalled the eulogy I read out at[…]
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Svetlana Alexievich
Svetlana Alexievich is an investigative journalist and winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature. She was praised “for her[…]
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J K Rowling on rejection slips (and more!)
A fascinating interview with J K Rowling (AKA Robert Galbraith) in The Guardian. J K Rowling on rejection slips: …[…]
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