Polite people don't talk about money. It's vulgar. But right from the start, Bob made it clear how rich he was. I know a few people with money and I'm used to them talking about amounts that I could never hope to have as if they are small change. But Bob was the master at … Continue reading The true story of Bob
Dear Dominic You and I got into a discussion about the abuse of the word literally. I suggested that you look at something I wrote about learning language by osmosis. Language is what people speak, I suggested, not what the rules say. You didn't see it that way. You made an analogy with shopping: [...] … Continue reading A letter to a would-be King Cnut of language
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