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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 ...
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Comments (6)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 ...
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 ...
No, it's nothing to do with making a wooden vessel watertight by applying resin or similar substances on or between the seams. Nor does it concern the behaviour of a group heckling a speaker or performer.
Calquing is the process of finding a compound word or a phrase in a foreign lang ...
Do you know what a 'snowclone' is? Snowclones are phrases or clauses, familiar through literature, speech and, increasingly, advertising and the media, from which you remove one key word and replace it with another. But, since the structure remains so recognisa ...
A Cheery Hello to all YouPlayers !
Sudoku fever is building at YouPlay so get set for this weekend's Sudoku Combat Tournament to tie in with the ...
It's funny the way democracy works. I'm happy with the notion of voting and even happy with the Australian model of compulsory voting.
It doesn't seem to be too much to ask that if you're in a society you should commit to an opinion on its govern ...
Hello YouPlayers - the Easter Bunny needs your help: join in our eggciting YouPlay Easter Treasure Hunt!
Our fluffy little friend is most distressed. On making his wa ...
A lot of the time we do not say what we think we are saying. And I'm not referring to using a word the meaning of which we're not sure. It's the sound of things.
We've had some debate here recently over the pronunciation of the word 'Australia' - even after putting asid ...
At this time of year nearly everyone claims to have a drop of Irish blood in their veins – after all, if you’re lucky enough to be Irish, you’re lucky enough, as the saying goes.
St Patrick’s Day seems to get bigger every year, all around the world. Did you know th ...
There are words in the English language which I simply cannot say - and I do not mean the four-letter variety which I can pronounce and (oops) have used on occasion. These unseemly words usually have the merit of uncompromisingly easy pronunciation based on phonetically unambiguous spelling, ...
