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Posted on May 28, 2025June 9, 2025

The cultural significance of ladybirds across languages

I’m not sure when I first knew about ladybirds – perhaps as a child of five or six. At that age you’re closer to the…

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Posted on February 17, 2025

An expert talks about ‘Words of the Year’ – what they are and what they’re not.

https://language-and-innovation.com/2025/02/08/the-first-few-words/#like-9948?page_id=9948

Posted on August 12, 2024

For fun. Where to put the comma in the Yorkshire abbreviated article.

https://bridgingtheunbridgeable.com/2024/08/08/vernacular-norms-guest-post-by-joan-beal/?page_id=11252

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    • Oxford A-Z of English Usage (2nd edition)
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