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Don’t put a g in my sandwich

March 31, 2017 By Ellen

OK, I listen to a lot of radio and if the radio’s not on, I’m probably eavesdropping. So I hear a lot of words. Perhaps that qualifies me to make the following observations. You don’t need to say ‘impact upon’ when you really mean ‘affect’. Changing tack means you are trying a different direction. Changing […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned, wordy wonders Tagged With: language, words

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

March 28, 2017 By Ellen

Is it possible to love and hate a book in equal measure? After raving at length, the Panther insisted I read The Road by Cormac McCarthy. So, in spite of Terry Pratchett and because of Philip Pullman, I picked up the volume. Hopes weren’t high, it has to be said. A “post-apocalyptic fight for survival” […]

Filed Under: book review, books, Cormac McCarthy, The Road, wordy wonders Tagged With: books, fiction, The Road, writing

Readysteadyblog: gin, hearth and bees – or meaning more than we say

January 27, 2012 By Ellen

boy in disguise Have you ever noticed how one little word can stand for such a big and complex feeling? Far more than it’s actual meaning.  Some words just mean what they say: spoon, photo, wedge and mascara for example. Man, woman, child and baby… all pretty straightforward.  Try bachelor – now that’s never just […]

Filed Under: Ready Steady Blog, readysteadyblog, wordy wonders

Grammar, birthday blues and gang behaviour

August 25, 2010 By Ellen

Things I’ve learned from my children today Pic: It’s for you If one child is having fun winding me up, others will join him. Boy Three has already learned that joining in with his brothers’ high jinks is more fun than, for example, sitting nicely and eating supper. What I can’t find the answer to […]

Filed Under: birthday, boys, brother, grammar, parties, Things I've learned from my children., wordy wonders, writing

Not wordless Wednesday… but speechless

July 21, 2010 By Ellen

Shame on you London Sealife Aquarium for this notice in the lift. At £34 for Boys One, Three and I to have a wander around, I expect better. No fault with the fish, but I hope to get good spelling from somewhere that purports to be educational. And now Boy One has seen your film […]

Filed Under: family, spelling, things I learned from my children today, Wordless Wednesday, wordy wonders

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