In my world, letters and numbers are alive. OK, maybe not quite “alive” but they do have animate properties. Things like genders, personalities, and interpersonal…
Once again, National Punctuation Day is upon us. And that means I am going to talk about one of my favourite things – punctuation! But I’m going to change…
Just Frances is four years old. Wow! Can you believe that I’ve been spewing this utter nonsense for that long? And if you thought I…
On Monday, I became the proud owner of a National Library of Scotland membership card. It was one of life’s enjoyable moments and brought me the same…
As regular readers may know, I am a fan of letters. Proper, hand-written letters sent to family and friends – or even to perfect strangers if there’s a cause. I honestly…
When it was determined that I would be in America for Halloween this year, I began to think about what I would dress up as.…
This evening, I had the awesome privilege of going to a high school play with my way-cool nephew. And because he thinks I’m way cool, he let…
I went to Snoqualmie Falls on my way home from my Olympia/Portland journey and was amused when I noticed words embedded into the steps and sidewalk around the visitors’…
Schadenfreude \ˈshä-dən-ˌfrȯi-də\ (noun, often capitalised) [German, from Schaden damage + Freude joy First Known Use: 1895]1: enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others1 I like to think that I am a…
I took a bit of a self-esteem stumble after being pushed by some hurtful words over the weekend. I really let the words get to…
It’s National Grammar Day in America, when grammarians will march forth on 4th March to spread the good word. (That’s good word, not well word.) And as a lingual hobbyist, I…
I do love a bit of onomatopoeia. But I don’t like experiencing it first-hand. Achoo! Of course, since I’m home, snuggled under my duvet, experiencing…
Today is National Punctuation Day in America, a day to celebrate the amazingness of punctuation. Today also marks the start of Social Media Week, a worldwide…
A couple of years ago, a friend took me to Glasgow for a surprise that would really excite my “geeky side”. As we made our way…
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks working on a paper that asked if there should be regulations or laws to distinguish between what professional…
I write. In fact, I think it would be fair to say that I’m a writer. And as any good writer does, I carry a…
I love a good minor chord. I love minor keys and minor scales. I love a bit of musical dissonance. Unexpected notes; unexpected lyrics. They’re…
It’s National Grammar Day here in the fantastic United States of America. Are you as excited about that as I am? No? Well, I suppose I…
My friend posted a list of 100 random things her daughter wrote about herself out of boredom and I thought I’d give it a shot…
I’ve decided to take part in the “Dialect Vlog”* craze so today you get to see me on camera. Yay! Here’s how it works: I have…