They’ve done the math, now for the aftermath. In an attempt to take my mind off things, I’ve been studying Greek. It helps to understand manifestos. Mathematics, I discovered, comes [...]
The word ‘gallivanting’ came up the other day and I thought, “Great! That’s Word of the Week taken care of.” But on further investigation, it turned out that [...]
As Shakespeare once wrote, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be. And don’t go getting those two words muddled up either!” He later cut the second sentence, which is a shame, [...]
A few weeks ago the annual census of new baby names was published, revealing that, for the four hundredth year in a row, the boy’s name Oliver and the girl’s name Olivia were among [...]
To create the optimum atmosphere for watching the Rugby World Cup Final tomorrow, I’ve been putting together a playlist of classic tunes from 2003, the year England last won it. It features [...]
