signs

Signs of the times

June 02, 2020 in Creative Writing, Language, Photography, PhotoPrompt, The lighter side

Signs in the environment can provide great stimulation for our imagination, and tell us about history in some cases too.

Mind your language (2): A strange sign

September 22, 2019 in Language

Perhaps I shouldn’t take things so literally…

Photoprompt #10: Diplomatic premises

June 26, 2019 in Photography, PhotoPrompt

Another visual prompt that I hope you’ll find useful.

Avoiding all-encompassing words

March 09, 2018 in Language, The lighter side

You cannot assume that every reader will know what words like 'etc' will refer to or included.

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