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Language
Lake Superior State University in the US publishes a list of ‘banished words’– terms that have been so misused or…
2591: Get over it
The nine individual unclued lights form three sets of three, each set related to a theme word in a different…
On song
In Competition No. 3285, you were invited to supply an extract from the libretto of a musical based on the…
Knocked up
Mind your language: Knocked up
The dying days of abstinence
There is one advantage to a stay in hospital followed by confinement to barracks: time to read and to think.…
No wonder bosses are running scared
Some readers will recall the furore five years ago about the Presidents Club charity dinner at the Dorchester. The Financial…
Seeking autonomy
I recently heard a tip from an older colleague on managing a department. ‘Everyone is primarily interested in one of…
Real life
Driving through the road widening works at junction ten, I noticed a horse being ridden down a muddy passageway that…
Aussie life
Apparently, Melbourne will soon overtake Sydney as Australia’s largest city. I’m not saying this is a good or bad thing,…
Language
Jeremy Butterfield (the former editor-in-chief of Collins dictionaries) has written recently about nursey rhymes, and how they teach the basics…
2590: Have a go
Seven unclued lights (all real words) are 36s minus one letter. A further 36 formed from the omitted letters will…
