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A list of links to all my non-tech writings: Essays Glanglish   - with audio versions  -  new post Travel writings Moody's Black Noteboo...

In 1990, before I had a go at writing a couple of novels, I put together Glanglish, a collection of short essays.  They are about nothing in...

There's a new book out about the rise and use of a globalised English, dubbed " Globish ": Globish is a privatised lingua fran...

In 1987, the Great Storm struck south-eastern England; one result was the mass destruction of many woodlands: Because the hill was effectiv...

I had to smile when I saw this piece from the ever-perceptive Andrew Leonard at Salon about English as a global language: This isn't j...