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Category Archive: Life

On a clear day

you can see the Isle of Wight for ever: a panorama.

March 26, 2015 General, Life

Counting sheep

A new batch of Hampshire Down lambs arrived near here last week. Can anyone see number 25?

March 18, 2015 General, Life

Farm production and market prices

Farmers are always complaining about low production prices, and consumers likewise about high retail prices. But are they correct?

March 17, 2015 General, Life

Why people get peevish about English

Given the facts about modern English, prescriptivism will not only fail under the far greater force of change, but prescriptivism will steadily die out.

March 16, 2015 General, Language, Life

Book review: Written in Stone, by Christopher Stevens

If you want a breathless scramble through some speculative etymology of hundreds of English words, best dipped into in small doses, then this book might appeal to you.

March 12, 2015 General, Language, Life

Book review: Accidence will Happen: The Non-Pedantic Guide to English Usage, by Oliver Kamm

This little book puts the case against prescriptivist ‘grammars’, then offers some useful tips about a range of issues in ‘Standard English’.

March 11, 2015 General, Language, Life

Not a watch

Forgive me. I only have a month to rehearse this and get it right. Q: £600 for a […]

March 10, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Apple HealthKit and ResearchKit

One of my longstanding criticisms of Apple corporate has been its lack of philanthropy. I am delighted, and […]

March 9, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Tick, tock

Apple has manipulated the world’s media to its own best advantage. Who could not want an Apple Watch now?

March 9, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Miracle defrost and false science

My concerns are not only that this product is largely ineffective and its claims rely on consumer naivety, but that it has potential health risks. Shame on anyone selling such products.

March 5, 2015 General, Life, Technology

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