Etiqueta 'English grammar'
Blame it on Slade - Proper English
Does it matter if grammar is mangled, if words are used incorrectly?
Frank Talking: Let's get ready to mumble!
Is it true that we Brits still pay much-too-much attention as to how a person speaks?
Frank Talking: I'm sorry, but could you please say that again?
Frank Leavers views on how the new generations speak unintelligible English.
The dreadful generation
the dreadful generation
My column: Donald Trelford
This memory prompts me to use his own words to describe the life he lived: “That was all right. Nothing wrong with that.”
Some random thoughts from a random brain!
Frank Leavers shares with us some of the issues that have vexed him over the past year or so.
Frank Talking
So - please mind you language will you?
Frankly, I don’t have the space in this column to list all the Americanisms that I rail against, but I have noticed one that is infecting everyday language...
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
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Some random thoughts on: Exclamations marks, apps and other annoying stuff
It appears that these days cash money is of no use to anyone. Everything is expected to be paid for by flashing a bank card or App.
Frank Leavers31/07/2023 10:03