Wednesday, 17 September 2014

"It's not instant enough!"

Snappy and passion-filled, these were the words of a friend speaking on the subject of reheating food in the oven as opposed to the microwave. The oven, I'd argued, retains the crispiness of a pizza base or the stability of a pie pastry - and we all know that a pie's pastry is make-or-break, literally. I said if we didn't have to contend with time, the oven would win. But she was quick to remind...

Friday, 5 September 2014

Matt defies standardised grammar and teaches a new grammar - part two

If the whole thing about split infinitives wasn't convincing enough that adherence to strict rules can be stupid, here's another: Which of these sentences is correct? 1. The pack of wolves is hunting the chickens. 2. The pack of wolves are hunting the chickens. Answer: both. You can decide. The rule is that there is no rule! (But there should be.) Part two: group nouns are fiddly What's a group...

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