by fwordsblog | Aug 5, 2011 | Views on the news
It was National Underwear Day today, according to a press release from a well-known British purveyor of pants and bras. My reaction on reading this was “oh yeah, sez who???” I guessed that, like most of these so-called National Days, this was a manufactured, blatant...
by fwordsblog | Aug 4, 2011 | Humour
Much joy and self-congratulation as I completed the transfer of my old website to its new home at WordPress. This might not sound like a huge achievement – a 12-year-old could set up a WordPress site and many probably do – but there was an element of back-room...
by fwordsblog | Aug 3, 2011 | Words & communication
Have you ever noticed the proliferation of signs telling you what you can and can’t do? I noticed it particularly at the weekend, when I went to Bristol for the Harbour Festival. After five long hours sitting in traffic on the M25, M3 and then M4, being told not to go...
by fwordsblog | Aug 1, 2011 | Words & communication
Following a recent trial involving indecent behaviour, the accused was given a 10-year sex offenders’ order. This order was said by one paper reporting the case to “inhibit some behaviours”. Well, it’s possible that it will, but surely they meant “prohibit”?...
