TO keep up these days with the huge proliferation of acronyms is challenging. Even the intended meanings of some commonly used ones are up for debate. Take LOL, for example. Most people take it to mean “Laugh out loud” but many choose to believe it...
IN the last fortnight, radiators have been dusted off, the fans have gone back into storage and I’ve broken out the work jumpers once more. Yes, it’s the start of autumn and, along with the drop in temperatures, it heralds the start of another round...
THE Singing Detective was a 1986 TV drama. In it, the main character Philip Marlowe, played by Michael Gambon, at one point describes the word “elbow” as the loveliest word in the English language. This is apparently the reason why the critically...
NOT so long ago I went to the cinema to watch the Christopher Nolan headscratcher Tenet. Aside from the confusing storyline, what struck me the most about the film was how extremely, ridiculously loud it was. So loud in fact that, as I walked out, I...
IT is somewhat ironic that the word pronunciation is itself often mispronounced. Although there is a degree of debate over the correct way to say it, there is at least a right and wrong answer — “pronounciation” is a misspelling and therefore...
TWO entrepreneurs were forced to give up two pubs after accruing debts of more than £1.5 million. Alex Sergeant and David Holliday ran the Bottle and Glass Inn in Binfield Heath and Hart Street Tavern in Henley as separate companies. They were wound...