The language of love . . .

Yo! For all you online suitors out there hoping to woo with the written word, here’s…

An overcompensation of nouns

I’ve no idea if children are taught about collective nouns in schools these days.…

Literally speaking

Literally is one of many words that are widely misused nowadays. Nevertheless, unlike…

Fewer and less

Fewer is one of those words that seems to be disappearing. I don’t know if it is…

The business of being Shakespeare

On one of my recent Google trawls I came upon this description of lawn weeds: Flowering…

Nothing is ‘for free’

Fear not, this isn't some comment on the absence or otherwise of altruism today. It's…

Its or it’s

If it’s a perennial worry working out when to use its or it’s, then here’s a…

You and I or you and me?

If you struggle to remember whether to use I or me in sentences, here's an easy way…

Political correctness gone bland?

In this second issue of my blog I am going to start by issuing a warning: I'm about…

Four basic tips on writing

Written communication is a vital part of how organisations, big and small, conduct…