Category: Writing
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English’s tiny, moving parts
Read more: English’s tiny, moving partsYou would think English would throw up a shorter word than smidgen to mean something small or insignificant.
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Why we all hate hipsters
Read more: Why we all hate hipstersWhy so little love for hipsters? Is it a subculture thing? Let’s take a look.
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Money for nothing, clicks for free
Read more: Money for nothing, clicks for freeThe issue of unpaid editorial content is as old as newspapers themselves but in recent years it has become a major issue for journalists and writers, especially as big media struggles to find an online revenue stream.
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Dirty words lost in translation
Read more: Dirty words lost in translationThere is so much regional variation in our language it is a wonder we understand each other at all. Though what interests me most is when words diverge into two paths, often close enough to be confused, and why so many of these words are so very naughty.
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