The hyphen may be small, but its presence – or absence – in a word can make an enormous difference to the meaning. The English language includes several instances of words where the decision to add or leave out a… The humble apostrophe may be small and trivial to some, but its correct usage brings […]
Home › View all posts by Geraldine Jones › Page 4 Like many of you, the recent spate of spring sunshine has enticed me out into the garden to do some much-needed tidying and cutting back in the borders. While snipping away with my secateurs, it occurred to me that copy-editing… Do you ever wonder […]
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, winter is well underway – we’re not exactly snowed in in the UK, but we are expecting a few flakes tonight! So, seeing as we Brits like to discuss the weather as we go about our daily lives, I’ve put… As a linguist, I’m always fascinated by how people in other countries use completely different […]