Did you know, today is International Women’s Day? This is a day designed to draw attention to...
Author - Sharon Creese
The weird and the wonderful battle it out…
It’s that time of year again, when we’re all invited to decide which book over the past...
Electronic whistle blowers?
I was watching a documentary about WikiLeaks the other day, and it made me wonder about the...
Play the game
I’ve been wondering about brand names, or rather, one specific brand name – Nintendo’s...
Me wanna watch…
I was interested in this article about language in children’s television, featured in last...
Word association
I think my favourite new entry in the Open Dictionary this week has to be content farm, though...
Words on your mind – outsourcing
Oh dear. I’m slightly concerned to see that the word outsourcing has been getting a lot of...
A colourful question
It’s interesting how the importance of colour varies from culture to culture, and the way...
A different kind of ghit…
There’s a whole new meaning, and spelling, for the word git in the Open Dictionary this week...
What day is it?
What day do you consider to be the first day of the week? To me, it’s always seemed natural...