Tag Archives: grammar
The Intuitive Ending
Burnt or burned? Dreamt or dreamed? Leant or leaned? Smelt or smelled? Leapt or leaped? Learnt or learned? I thought I knew, exactly when to use one form over the other and then I found myself questioning it as more … Continue reading
Evolution of the spoken word
I’ve started Twittering, or is it Tweeting? As hard as I found it to blog I am even less sure about letting people know the more mundane aspects of my existence. For a start it is Boooooring (capital B, you … Continue reading
+ve Discrimination
Lord Abersoch is considering proposals to impose a quote that would force companies to have up to 40% women directors: Sunday Times I have written about discrimination before. Everyone discriminates and if you say you don’t then you’re a liar. Quite often … Continue reading
The power of ‘
I cringe at misused apostrophes but am usually able to grit my teeth and sail past the offending shop window, flick over the page or scroll down. But today, horror of horrors, I found an old note I’d written which included … Continue reading
Procrastinating
Today I shall definitely start proofing my book. remove spelling adn (!)grammar errors, checking continuity, and generally trying desperately hard not to get lost in the plot…. Today I asked some students, from all the books they’d read, which character … Continue reading
Scribbled thoughts of a mad woman 