Clare Short’s infinitive does the splits, and other marvels
Clare Short uses 13 words to split her infinitive, and Neal Lawson recalls two eminent sufragettes (Gandhi and Attlee)… [More >>>]
Category: Arts & Entertainment
The Times Style Guide begs a question (or not)
The London Times Style Guide corrects one misuse of ‘beg the question’, only to impose another which, being commoner, is even worse [More >>>]
Howlers: a selection
A new collection of examples of torture inflicted on our beautiful language, often by copy editors and sub-editors rather than the writers named (and shamed) [More >>>]
Eurovision: Britain’s entry for paedophiles
Britain is to be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest by a routine depicting a middle-aged man leering at writhing girls in gym-slips at school desks [More >>>]
Wild Duck at the Donmar: a treat
A splendid version and performance of Ibsen’s ‘The Wild Duck’ at the Donmar Warehouse ends its run on 18 February and is sold out every night until then [More >>>]
Odi et amo: Brokeback 2, Kong 9
Brokeback Mountain is beautiful and moving and I hated it. King Kong is marvellous [More >>>]
Is Simon Hoggart sparkling in error?
“Lord Crickhowell also made a coruscating attack” – or did he? [More >>>]
Don’t knock Match Point
Woody Allen’s new film, shot in London, is much better than some of the reviewers have been suggesting, and well worth a visit [More >>>]
Caribbean cruise diary
A two-part, light-hearted diary of a P&O cruise to the Caribbean in November 2005 [More >>>]
A dialogue about plurals and other horrors
An exchange of messages about some linguistic howlers [More >>>>]