Grammatical and Other Peregrinations

Sometimes an utterance is so deliciously absurd it deserves to be shared. The context? The Victoria City council is looking at ways of suing...

I must go down to the sea again As I read the Patrick O'Brian series of novels for the third or fourth time, I am astounded at the numbe...

As you leave the ferry terminal at Mayne Island and venture onto the vast network of roads, you are duly warned to watch out for deer. A...

I wait in vain for rain on Mayne. We islanders are not permitted to use our community water for the garden, so I have rigged up a number of ...

A friend asked me to explain the difference between "fewer" and "less". Here is the short answer. Use "fewer...

This morning In a news report I read a succinct announcement by BC Ferries about possible changes to service between Vancouver and the ma...

The lights were going out all over the island. We lost power on Mayne Island this morning. I had gone to pour my fi...