Before I literally blow your mind, my fellow word geeks will no doubt be aware that the controversial use of "literally" for emphasis, rather than to literally mean, erm, literally, has finally wormed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary. You might expect me to be appalled by this development, renowned stickler and all-round language bore that I am, but in fact I'm...
I've been to Paris three times in my life. The first time was as a teenager with my mum. That's when I fell in love with the French language, and with perfect blocks of fat, yellow butter. The second time, I was living in Lyon as a student and travelled miles across the country for, of all things, a Justin Timberlake concert. I...
I'm on holiday. In case you were wondering. It's not really a proper holiday. It is what people seem determined to call a "staycation." Except we're British, so technically it should be a holistay. Whatever you call it, we're staying at home, but not going to work for two glorious weeks. Hooray. I'm planning on sleeping, reading, walking the dog and talking about,...
