aside I’ve never understood why toast racks exist… of course I know they’re to hold toast, as the name suggest, … More
Tag: linguistics
hey! (11/4/24)
aside hey… an expression of joy or an interrogation, or calling attention, and sometimes implying a challenge, while nowadays increasingly … More
I saw a seesaw (27/3/24)
aside tum-te-tum-te-tum-te-tum comes the postman up the path, te-tum-te-tum-te-tum-te-tum goes the postman down the path… well, perhaps not quite, the … More
happy this (17/3/24)
‘happy’ this dayand ‘happy’ that dayand ‘happy’ whatever day,this hollowed-out wordfar too often these dayssounds more and more absurdbeing welded … More
knick or knack (14/2/24)
aside I was going to write about my knick-knacks drawer (or should that be singular, ‘knick-knack’ drawer?… answers on a … More
please wait a moment (11/12/23)
aside isn’t it strange how a single moment only lasts a moment, which makes it ideally named, I suppose, a … More