Newsletter 026 – November 11th, 2022 Hi, Word Combinations: Actress Rosamund Pike, on the Graham Norton Show, wondered why “You can be underwhelmed, you can be overwhelmed, but you’re never just whelmed.” Writers constantly play with words. Some of the words they discussed on that British show, mostly in a funny sketch by stand-up comic …
Newsletter 006, January 14, 2022 Hi — About the image above: I was acting in British period plays as early as high school, and Shakespeare has always been one of my favorites. So, when my wife and I had a chance to go to England for a vacation in 2010, one of the places at …
I have a few pet peeves regarding language. One is that I think the word “allegedly” is often misused. If you pay attention to news broadcasts, you have probably noticed the constant use of the words “alleged” and “allegedly” in describing persons who have done something, most often associated with a crime. I’m not trying …