Turkish delight
(This is a copy of the post I wrote for Collins Dictionaries.) Look up the word Turkish in the Collins Dictionary and you’ll encounter several compounds that…
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Wimbledon words
With Wimbledon well into its second week (note to self: check who's playing today!) I want to post here the piece I wrote for Collins…
Hoorah! It’s the spring or vernal equinox
Today marks the vernal equinox. The event that ought to herald spring, despite the less than springlike weather Britain has been enjoying recently. While the meteorologists have already kicked 'spring' off to a start at the beginning of the month, today is when 'astronomical spring' begins.