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One thing I often notice when proofreading, or indeed reading for leisure, is that some writers have punctuation marks they use...

As 2025 has somehow reached June already, it was interesting to note how many famous authors were born in June. It is also my birth...

According to a study by the language software Babbel, usage of semi-colons...

This blog looks at ten old-fashioned English regionalisms which may be at risk of dying out.

A few weeks ago I wrote about the meanings and origins of three English phrases...

As tomorrow is April 1st, I thought I would do a blog on authors born in April...

Agatha's back story is that she had a troubled upbringing with awful parents, but rose to find success in the world of public relations...

Last August saw a rather amusing furore over apostrophes in Germany. The apostrophe in question is the one used to indicate possession -...

For my second blog I thought I would look at the origins of some not-so-common English phrases.

To begin this blog, I thought you may like to know about some Shrove Tuesday traditions from around Britain and Ireland.