Tag Archives: English

Declining writing standards?

Posted on 9 July 2008 by David Farbey

Someone on LinkedIn Answers asked the question “Has writing gone the way of the Dodo?” and wrote that he didn’t mean that writing was extinct, just that standards of business writing appear to have declined. He provoked a lot of … Continue reading →

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A custard cream? That’s neet!

Posted on 4 July 2008 by David Farbey

The latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary (OED) was published this week, and there have been a spate of articles about some of the new words that are in the dictionary for the first time, including custard cream … Continue reading →

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Why "correctness" matters

Posted on 18 January 2008 by David Farbey

Native speakers of English – or any other language – seem to know how to use their own language, and what is correct in language use, even without formal study of the rules of grammar. People just seem to know … Continue reading →

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