One of the things I enjoy are neologisms. Another thing I marvel at is the abuse of language at the hands of the rich and the powerful. Enter the UK’s Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson. He criticised the European Union as a “teleological construction” implying that this was bad. And this is why – yet again …
I know it’s late to mention, but I can’t help myself: here are some of the words of 2017. The only reason I reach back a month or two is because of the resonance with what’s been going on in 2018 too. The doublethink of “inappropriate” makes sexual molestation and rape sound like a minor …
As most of the Western world has noticed by now, there’s a book been released about the presidency of one Donald Trump – called Fire and Fury. Those on the right are aghast that free speech in America means lefties can publish alleged truths about righties. Those on the left consumed the text to reaffirm …
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