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What exactly are our rules comprised of? (The Economist 23 April 2015)
MIXED reactions greeted the news in February that a man had edited thousands of Wikipedia articles with a single, special passion. His mission?
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Anaphora hot. Anaphora cold. Politicians’ rhetoric sounds tired and old (Mind your language, 21 April 2015)
The consequences of overestimating our own abilities can be grave.
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Language Anxieties: A long decline (The Economist 12-Feb-2015)
THE English language, we all know, is in decline.
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Is it time we agreed on a gender-neutral singular pronoun? (The Guardian, 30 Jan 2015)
Some argue we need one for socially progressive reasons. Others simply want one to perfect their writing. But so far more than a hundred attempts have failed
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Hedging Our Bets
After deadline (NYT)
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Not enough time for counting (The Economist 23-10-2014)
Oct 23rd 2014, 16:51 BY R.L.G. | BERLIN IS BARACK Obama a narcissist? Charles Krauthammer thinks so, and he should know.