Category Archives: English language
Editing and polishing
How confident are you about your written English? It has become the global language of business, and much else. It is fast becoming the first-choice second language around the world, and young people going into business, media and public life often see English … Continue reading
Posted in business, English language, journalism, non-fiction, writing, Written English
Tagged business writing, communicating, editing, English language, language, marketing, media, native English editor, PR, proofreading, publishing, sales material, translation, web content, written english
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English sounds
For a while, I taught the beginnings of English language to kids at the village school, as well as a couple of private students. I’m not trained to teach language, so I realised that the best thing I could pass … Continue reading
Culture is a movable feast
Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 for the Free Thinking Festival in 2008 The truth depends on where you’re standing, and when. Culture changes, from year to year and from place to place. Attitudes in one postcode can be markedly different to those … Continue reading
Posted in English language, journalism, subjective point of view
Tagged 2008, BBC, broadcast, European Capital of Culture, Liverpool, Radio 3
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Sex and death in the afternoon
Over the weekend I watched a feature length spectacle of romance and murder – live, right in front of me. This was X-rated stuff; all hearts and flowers for an hour, then a short and violent sex scene, with a chilling … Continue reading
Posted in English language, journalism, nature, non-fiction, wildlife
Tagged Black Widow spider, British wildlife, cannibals, colour piece, death, English, garden, love, love story, mating habits, non-fiction, orb weaver, romance, sex, spider, summer garden, violence, wildlife
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Colour in black and white 