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A correspondent writes to ask whether there is any difference between for example and for instance . I think most people use these as styli...

A correspondent writes about the use of goes for says in conversation, as in And so she goes 'Wow...' . 'Nobody seems to say a...

A correspondent writes to say he has been hearing watch used with reference to new movies in the cinema, as in Have you watched The Artist?...

A correspondent writes to ask 'Why is it that we 'play' at a recital, and 'recite' in a play?' This is one of those ...

A correspondent - in this case, the author of several well-known books on bilingualism, François Grosjean, has sent me a link to his latest ...

Another week in which the phone hasn't stopped ringing. Accents again, this time. During the week a private tuition company (www.thetuto...

Another day when the phone doesn't stop ringing, and (once again) all because of the apostrophe. Waterstone's has decided to become...