Tricky

A couple of tricky fellows for you today – and ones that are often misspelled into the bargain. It’s two-for-one day at Word du Jour!

First up is one thing we can thank the artistes Bobby Brown and Britney Spears for (and if there are any others, it can’t be a very long list) their [...]

Timely Bits

A smallish round-up of words and phrases appropriate for this week. As you may know, the period of Lent begins tomorrow, when Christians across the globe will fast (if they are particularly devout) or symbolically give something up in the forty day run-up to Easter. So, today is Shrove Tuesday – well, for Brits and [...]

A Word From Daphne – Turpid

There are many among you, dear readers, who are already aware of the oeuvres of Daphne Wayne-Bough. If not, then why not pay a visit to possibly the most stylish blog in Brussels? The reason for this outburst of bloggy philanthropism? Why, Daphne has provided a Word du Jour of her own for today’s dose [...]

Trojan

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Trireme, Hagiography

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tangram

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