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Illegible Scribbles or Legible Nonsense?

Illegible Scribbles or Legible Nonsense?

I’ve not been very busy of late in the gym or out on the road.  Last week I did manage to get a bit of exercise in (yay!) but it wasn’t anything to shout home about.  Hence, today’s blog post doesn’t concern running, but rather, language. I’m something of a traditionalist in matters concerning language, I do not like change in language where the world doesn’t require it.  There are a number of linguistic innovations that irk me.  One current tendency…

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