by fwordsblog | Sep 9, 2010 | Words & communication
Rather a comical situation yesterday at a press conference in London about a trade show being held in Frankfurt in January. As with all trade shows there is great emphasis on design trends – consumer products of all kinds follow shortly after catwalk fashion and...
by fwordsblog | Aug 25, 2010 | Views on the news
I was vaguely wondering what to do this coming bank holiday weekend when I logged in to my email to find advance media notification of the annual World Testicle Cooking Championship. This bizarre event starts on Friday in Serbia, when weirdos from around the world...
by fwordsblog | Aug 6, 2010 | Views on the news
I like ideasy people. I wouldn’t claim to be one myself, since often the only bright idea I get in the average week is trying a Ceylon instead of a Madras for a Friday night treat. But I enjoy having those lovely random chats with people that can spark up ideas you...
by fwordsblog | Aug 3, 2010 | Words & communication
Following my earlier whingeing about misplaced and missing apostrophes, I’ve been getting all antsy about bad spelling. I get a lot of press releases in my capacity as a business magazine editor and it enrages me when I realise that some stationery suppliers do not...
by fwordsblog | Aug 2, 2010 | Views on the news
You can’t force creativity: as I sit to try and find something of interest and enlightenment for my first blog I find myself pretty much devoid of anything to say. Anyone who’s big into “creative” writing will tell you that producing reams of fascinating text is not...
