Fulsome pedantry
Yesterday, one Irish politician called on another to make an apology to the Irish people. This would just be another forgettable eddy in a political coffee cup were it not for the fact that the Continue Reading
Creative Commons in Ireland: Cimín Cruthaitheach in Éireann
There is a tension at the heart of creativity. On the one hand, I might be moved by the muse to write/paint/create something interesting (I know, if you've read anything on this blog, you might Continue Reading
Interested always, disinterested often, but uninterested never
William Safire (NYT bio | wikipedia), a New York Times Magazine columnist on language, has the following vignette in today's column (sub no longer req'd!): A Pet Named Peeve Two cheerful dogs Continue Reading
George Orwell’s 5 Rules for Effective Writing Style
George Orwell (left) wrote that when he was about sixteen, he "suddenly discovered the joy of mere words, i.e. the sounds and associations of words. The lines from PARADISE LOST, So hee with Continue Reading
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