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How to be reincarnated as a Portuguese man’o’war

April 3, 2014

I’ve written some odd stuff in my time. But reincarnation as a jellyfish? ***** Here are some more guidance notes …

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How to have more fun with English

March 21, 2014

Another oldie but goodie. ***** My regular readers will have gathered by now that I’m enamoured of the English language. …

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Back by popular demand! How not to get killed by a polar bear

February 20, 2014

Somebody was asking me about this the other day, saying they’d missed it. That’s a bit odd given that its …

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Miss B’s Travelogue-Day 4, Wednesday

February 17, 2014

A most enjoyable, joyful, and yet somewhat disconcerting day. I’m quite worn out, physically and, dare I say, emotionally. Pleasantly …

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Miss B’s Travelogue-Day 3, Tuesday

February 13, 2014

I’m afraid this is quite a long report of events, but rather a lot happened today. I’ve divided this into …

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I saw a flower. An experiment in musical genres.

February 3, 2014

Believe it or not, it’s a year to the day since this piece hit the newsstands. And believe it or …

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Adjectives and adverbs you didn’t know existed but might have had a need for

June 18, 2013

In the 1990s, the late lamented Douglas Adams collaborated with John Lloyd on a book ‘the Meaning of Liff,’ and …

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What? What was that you just said?

June 14, 2013

Another minor discourse about the idiosyncrasies of labelling and signage. First out of the hat. Electronic indicator board at a …

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How to write nonsense

June 11, 2013

I’m quite good at this. But I have to admit defeat here. Even I couldn’t conjure this little story up, …

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Call My Bluff-Round Five

May 31, 2013

Just a quickie today. You all know the rules by now, so I’m going to cheat. These examples are of …

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