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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Read, OP Definitely Not Dead

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Well, that's been a roller-coaster of an OP ride. Three events, in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe. All three s...
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Wednesday, 2 July 2014

On being at

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A correspondent writes to ask about what she calls 'the rise of the unnecessary use of at on the end of questions, as in Where are you ...
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Thursday, 26 June 2014

On the next OP production

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A correspondent writes to ask what's the latest on the OP ('original pronunciation') front. A timely question, as it happens, as...
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Thursday, 19 June 2014

On Tony Blair's 'look'

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A correspondent writes to ask if I've done any research into the use of 'look...' or 'well look...' by politicians befor...
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Saturday, 14 June 2014

On e-formality

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A correspondent writes to ask about the register to be used in emails. He wonders if a formal style is possible, such as (in applying for a ...
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Wednesday, 11 June 2014

On doing a job

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A correspondent says he has been told that it is not correct to ask someone 'What's your job?' Rather, he should ask 'What d...
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Monday, 12 May 2014

On dumbing up

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I’ve been appalled, this week, as most language-aware practitioners have, with the misinformation being presented in the media about the pro...
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