I have received a question in the form of a comment on my article British English v American English (which is by the far most popular post on this blog, as it turns out). Here it is: I am confused about the word “round” and “around” When do you Brits use them and how are [...]
Archive for the ‘Grammar’ Category
There’s no getting (a)round it…
August 15, 2010
How to use the semi-colon (1)
December 6, 2009
‘There is no general agreement on the best way to fight a recession; there never has been.’ William Rees-Mogg, The Times 12 January 2009, ‘We may want to borrow but will anyone lend?’ This is a great example of how to deploy the semi-colon in action. Note that the clause up to the semi-colon could [...]
Belli Capelli
November 27, 2009
The name of a chain of hairdressers in Milan, which means “Beautiful Hair”. (It could be rendered ”Fair Hair”, although the word fair when applied to hair means light or blond(e).) Capelli in Italian literally means ‘hairs’, which is logical since you don’t usually have one hair on your head (unless you are Charlie Brown). Also, [...]
