When did people stop knowing the difference between adverbs and adjectives? It’s becoming common to hear people using adjectives instead of adverbs and it really grates. There’s an example on the BBC new site right now. The headline says “Charles urges society to go slow“. Isn’t it obvious that the last word should be “slowly”?
Month: September 2005
Guardian Preview
There’s a special report about the new Guardian now available on the GU web site. It includes a PDF version of a preview edition that will apparently be in tomorrow’s paper. I haven’t examined it closely yet, but on first glance it looks good. Of course the main change (the size) won’t be really apparent… Continue reading Guardian Preview
Respect My Authority
According to Technorati, this is currently the most authorative blog about the Guardian. I expect that to change pretty quickly.
Celebrity Comment
Most “celebrities” are obviously too stupid to add anything sensible to discussions on world events. Unfortunately that usually doesn’t stop them trying. Here’s Celine Dion on the recent looting in New Orleans. Some of the people who do that they’re so poor they’ve never touched anything in their lives. Let them touch those things for… Continue reading Celebrity Comment
More Spooks
Ooh. New series of Spooks starts next week. There’s a two-parter on Monday and Tuesday. The last series wasn’t up to the standard of the first two (losing the three main characters didn’t really help) but it’s good mindless entertainment. I’ll certainly be watching. Oh and, purely coincidently, today I was given the first two… Continue reading More Spooks
Kate Bush
Is there anyone still alive who remembers when Kate Bush last released an album? It seems she’ll be releasing a new one later this year. She makes the Blue Nile look positively industrious. I hope it’s worth the wait.
New Format Guardian
The Guardian has announced (free registration required) that it will relaunch in its new Berliner format from Monday 12th September. Recently I’ve got out of the habit of buying a paper every day, but I’ve bought one twice in the last week or so and it reminded me how much I enjoy reading the paper… Continue reading New Format Guardian
One Side Can Be Wrong
It’s tempting to quote huge swathes of Richard Dawkins and Jerry Coyne’s article from today’s Guardian as it does such a great job of debunking the idea that “intelligent design” should be taught in science classes. But I’ll resist and just give you a couple of the best paragraphs. Here’s one good one Intelligent design… Continue reading One Side Can Be Wrong