March, 2011 - Linguism

March 12, 2011
by Graham
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Garage

This word has caused more trouble than most when trying to decide on a pronunciation. The BBC’s pre-war Advisory Committee on Spoken English managed to change its mind twice in the course of ten years before giving up on a … Continue reading →

March 2, 2011
by Graham
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Ajdabiya

I suspect I’m not the only person who had never heard of this place in Libya until yesterday. My suspicion is more-or-less confirmed by the inability of the BBC’s World Affairs Editor, John SImpson, to make his mind up over … Continue reading →