Language & Culture
Gen Z slang? I’m here for it!
Getting to grips with Gen Z slang – confessions of a millennial trying to keep up with the kids —– I was born in 1982.
5. June 2023
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Language & Culture
Tina Turner in 10 songs
An inspiration in every way. —– I came home from an evening out with a friend on Wednesday to the sad news that Tina Turner,
26. May 2023
Language & Culture
My 5 favourite lyrics of all time
Clever, audacious, surprising, intimate — these are the song words that have had the greatest impact on me. Here are my 5 favourite lyrics. —–
23. February 2023
Language & Culture
Augustus Gloop HAS to be “fat” – sorry, snowflakes!
The corpulence of Augustus Gloop was central to the lessons imparted by Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His portrayal should not be softened
22. February 2023
Language & Culture
Best Concerts Ever – My Top 5
I love music, and I love live music. I’ve been to so many brilliant gigs in my time, it’s hard to pick out the real
12. February 2023
Language & Culture
“If-” by Rudyard Kipling: a very British poem?
As I wrote a short while ago, my new year’s resolution for 2023 is to learn one poem a month off by heart. Asking friends
5. February 2023
Language & Culture
A walk down music memory lane
Cooking dinner on Friday night turned into a serious nostalgia trip —– A short while ago, I read an article by Ossiana Tepfenhart on the power of
29. January 2023
Language & Culture
Does writing need an audience to have a point?
“The inclination to exchange thoughts with one another is probably an original impulse of our nature. If I be in pain I wish to let
17. January 2023
Language & Culture
Poetry by heart – a really retro new year’s resolution
I never bothered learning poetry by heart. In fact, poetry was never really my thing – period. —– As part of our English GCSE*, we
4. January 2023
Language & Culture
Books of the year – 2022
These are my five books of the year which moved me and nourished my thoughts most in the past 12 months —– 5. The Devil You
25. December 2022