The mystery of the multiplying ‘multiple’
What is it with ‘multiple’ these days? I can scarcely open my eyes without being assaulted by this ugly and unnecessary coinage: (more…)...
Smoke signals
Centrica, which owns British Gas, reports “high levels of competitive intensity” in a trading statement published today. Say what? (more…)...
“Adult film star”? Grow up!
Why does the #BBC keep describing Stormy Daniels coyly as an “adult film star”? (more…)...
Mind your language – like Malcolm’s mates
As the fictitious government spin doctor in The Thick of It, Malcolm Tucker was gloriously foul-mouthed. (more…)...
Carrott’s is innocent
I always thought the term grocer's apostrophe a little unfair. (more…)...
Never utilise utilise
What is it with business writing and "utilise"?
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How not to start a list
I saw this recently in a report published by UKERC on local authorities' involvement in clean energy projects. It's classic academic sentence, by which I mean back-to-front.
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Verb nounification strikes again
Turning verbs into nouns into verbs and vice versa has been going on since cavemen learned to grunt. (more…)...