Smarter words for your business
Following on from my blog about homographs like tear, which can be pronounced two different ways from the same spelling, today’s blog is about homophones, which sound the same from different spellings. As before, I’ve been having fun making sentences … Continued
Words you can’t spell, from my Cornwall Business Fair word wall There was a great long list of these words, more than any other section. Here is my comprehensive list, including hints and mnemonics for how to remember some of … Continued
On my stand at Cornwall Business Fair I invited show-goers to contribute to my ‘word wall’, giving me examples of words they love or hate, words they have trouble spelling, and words that are just odd. To start with … Continued
For no real reason, here are some words I like. tmesis – when you insert a word into another word. Like ‘a-whole-nother’. Often used with abso-bloody-lutely and other colourful inserts. It’s one of those ‘I never knew there was a … Continued