The Wonderful World of Words
Our new series covers wonderful words – words that may not be well known, but …
Dare to Delete More Superfluous Words
Daring is the pen of the writer. So dare to delete words not only …
15 Doublespeak Examples To Detect
Is doublespeak unavoidably negative? If you’re committed to digging underneath its ostensibly euphemistic sheen, …
Colourful Compounds to Put Pizzazz in Your Vocabulary
Pining for colourful ways to spice up what you write or say? Brush up on …
Wicked Word Alert
What’s an egghead or a freeloader? They were once put-downs or even insults, although today …
More Needless Words to Cut
As noted in a previous post, whole phrases – not just individual words – …
The Highs and Lows of Tidal Flows
By many measures, US presidential candidate Donald Trump may have to concede that his …
Doublespeaking Our Way Around Things
As if life weren’t complicated enough with various demands on our time, such as …
Let’s Load Up on Colourful Compounds
If you want to nail down some colourful compounds, you must have a thing for …
Wicked Word Watch
Some of the words defined here were considered “wicked” decades or even centuries ago, but …