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Late Developing Dyslexia, anyone??
No, strike that… I think it’s spelled…. I think I’ve just diagnosed myself as dyslexic. One of my students, a Portuguese cocaine smuggler, has a habit of switching letters in words when noting from...
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That’s Easy For You to Say…
Words… as a writer and a linguist, I love words. They are the writer’s main tool and there is a particularly lavish spread on offer for the English-speaking writer. English is a word-rich language and...
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Words don’t come easy…
words words words As a linguist and a writer, I love words. However, as a teacher of creative writing, I know that the mis/over use of words, particularly adjectives and adverbs, is the most common...
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grama rulz OK, innit!
Grammar - Giving your work the final hose down Warning: You enter this grammar post at your own risk. Once you’ve had your feedback and have chopped, pruned, rewritten and reshaped your work, you’re...
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