Somebody on Facebook sent me a message with how to say "I love you" in a fairly impressive selection of languages. I've no idea who it was, but here's what the message was in case you're feeling inventive come Valentine's Day:Afrikaans - Ek het jou liefAlbanian - Te duaArabic - Ana behibak (to male)Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)Armenian - Yes kez sirumenBambara - M'bi … [Read more...] about Saying I Love You
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Plain English Please!
In the last 24 hours I've come across at least 5 new (and redundant) bits of technospeak jargon that do nothing to improve understanding, but everything to confuse people.Why can't people standardise terminology?Why do people insist on using terms they don't fully understand and probably get semi-wrong, thus confusing their interlocutor even further? … [Read more...] about Plain English Please!
Affect vs Effect
Absolutely brilliant!Xkcd is addictive! … [Read more...] about Affect vs Effect
Why I Won’t Use Expletives
I never use expletives when I write. I can't see the point.If you can't make your idea / opinion known / clear without having to resort to the use of expletives, then I would have to question your abilities as a writer. Twenty Major's use of the expletive is interesting, as he does it in a particular manner. The first couple of times I read him I was offended on certain levels, … [Read more...] about Why I Won’t Use Expletives
Abusing Abuse Contacts
I keep a very close eye on our abuse desk. Most of the time it's fairly quiet. Sometimes there are legitimate abuse reports and sometimes there are reports that make no sense. In some instances this is because the person submitting the report is clueless and thinks we are responsible for websites hosted in Sweden (or anywhere else really - Sweden just popped into my head!)In … [Read more...] about Abusing Abuse Contacts