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Don't you love all those indignant letters to the newspaper about misplaced, or misused, apostrophes?
It's easy to sneer at the greengrocer (now there's a word that's appearing less and less often as we derive most of our fresh produce from the supermarket) who labels the ... read more
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[Welcome to the first in a series of Vintage Christine Lovatt posts. As many of you might already know, YouPlay is owned by the Lovatts family, who have been publishing puzzle magazines in Australia, New Zealand and around the world since 1978. During this time, Christine ... read more
Welcome to the first in a series of Vintage Christine Lovatt posts. As many of you might already know, YouPlay is owned by the Lovatts family, who have been publishing puzzle magazines in Australia, New Zealand and around the world since 1978. During this time, Christine has ... read more
The improvident three little kittens of nursery rhyme fame mislaid their mittens. But what exactly did they lose? Something that enclosed the paw would be cosy, though there would need to be space for extending the claws.
When I think of mittens, I see the sort of woolly, or these days, p ... read more
This week why don’t you…
Grab a bargain in the YP End of Winter Game Sale!
The perfect cup of tea is a very good thing. But only when prepared with delicious loose leaves that have swirled their tanniny goodness through fres ... read more
I wasn't a fan of the various in-car navigation systems when they were first introduced. What seemed to me to be intolerably condescending, instructions on how to go from A to B irritated more than they helped.
A bit like the voice reminders that your seat belt has not been done up - ... read more
I'm thrilled to present the second in our series of interviews with YouPlay Members...just like you!
There's nothing more I like better than having a good fossick around in the fascinating lives of the fabulous folk that make up our diverse community (we're of a sing ... read more
Isn't it fun catching out public speakers in a slip of the tongue? And how easy it is to do these days when all public utterances, and some not supposed to be public, are recorded by members of the media or by individuals with mobiles (cellphones, for the US) and various other bits of usefull ... read more
This week I have nothing to say except IT’S TIME TO GET EXCITED as we launch not one, not two, but THREE fabulous new features!
It’s like Christmas! In July!
[Legal representative for the International Body of ‘Yuletidey’ Themed Restaurants: “We ... read more
Which war film most impresses you? It's not my favourite genre but some brilliant movies have been made on the subject.
Kathryn Bigelow's historic Best Director Oscar was earned for The Hurt Locker set in Baghdad. Watching that one left me shattered but admiring of the d ... read more
My tip for a word to enter the dictionaries not yet so updated is, surprise, surprise, the instrument of hearing loss and domination of the beautiful game, the vuvuzela.
For those who haven't been up late (or early, as your longitude takes you) watching the World Cup ... read more
We all know that in essence the Internet can be a communications wasteland, reducing vibrant, creative individuals to nameless, faceless automatons. And perhaps for the various scammers, spammers and inventors of dubious memes this abstract status is valid and correct. But not for YouPla ... read more
