Technology has changed English. I have to confess, the onslaught of technology and the intrusion it has made into our language irks me. I have no problem with technology per se (I use it myself) but the abbreviations that go with it bug me. B4 U ST8 UR CASE 4 TXTSPK, IMHO IT RLY MAKES…
Articles from June 2017
Lenovo keyboard designers obviously can’t type!
A month or so ago I bought a new laptop. My old one lasted just shy of 8 years (now handed down to Jeckle for homework). It never occurred to me that something I should check when I bought my new laptop was the position of the SHIFT key. I can touch type. I type…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Always look on the bright side of life…
Monty Python summed it up beautifully. It seems that just when I think I have my life as organised as it possibly can be with work and a family, that curve ball comes rocketing through and everything goes out the window. My writing has slowed (okay, if I’m going to be honest it is more…
Shortest day of the year!
Winter Solstice!! It means we are finally at the shortest day of the year – from tomorrow, our days will start getting longer. Yay! Today sunrise and sunset in Canberra will be: 7:12 AM Wednesday, June 21, 2017 (AEST) 4:58 PM Wednesday, June 21, 2017 (AEST) Even though we’ve only hit winter solstice today, Australia…