Grammatical and Other Peregrinations

  The current culture war between the woke members of the crtl-left and the conspiratorial nihilists of the alt-right is to a large extent ...

This year, the Biden administration began considering special protections for climate refugees   – an idea that will undoubtedly face immens...

Uglier and uglier Just when you think that you’ve seen the ultimate in ugly noun-verbs ending in -ize, like “incentivize”, another one appea...

  Quo Vadis Hither and Thither sat on a fence Hither said, "We're here," but Thither went thence. Along came Whither, he knew...

I’ll a-to-zed it. There, I’ve said it. It’s surely a better verb to use. Alphabetize Is Greek in disguise I prefer an “English” word to choo...

The sounding cataract Haunted me like a passion (Tintern Abbey) I had hesitated over having cataract surgery for a long time. After all, I c...

Dunnies on the highway 500 miles north of Perth In bogs and dunnies, lavs and loos. Crappers, cans, johns and jakes, A man's got to do w...