Entries from Sunday Mercury - Paul Flower tagged with 'language'
contains mild peril
I'm not sure if you've noticed but Cinema classifications have become works of comic genius. We've come a long way since the board of censors just scraped a random ranking on each film without any indication of why it was...
Entries from Sunday Mercury - PC Plod tagged with 'language'
The chavs and the chav-nots
The use of the word "chav" shows a deep hatred of the working class and should be stamped out, according to a politically correct think-tank. Tom Hampson, editorial director of the Fabian Society, says that the word is "sneering and...
Entries from Writer's Block tagged with 'language'
Writers' Forum critique of my short story is very useful
When I checked the post on Saturday I saw a familiar A4 white envelope with the address written in my own handwriting. Now usually this means one thing another rejection. Well it was in a way – it was...
Entries from Birmingham Post - Lifestyle Blog tagged with 'language'
"My Chinese students and me / I"
I love my Chinese students. And while it's a pain preparing lessons and having to wake up sleeping students in the back row every five minutes, it's always worth it to hear the little improvements, and their their logical...
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