An interesting discussion follows on our colourful idioms and expressions found in the publications of Oxford Dictionaries, May 2017. It throws light on the origins of a couple of our every day conversation descriptions making them a little less cryptic. The opinions and other information contained in OxfordWords blog posts and comments do not necessarily [...]
An introduction by Allan Duff. Welcome. Some things never age, but I’ve written that elsewhere. Because it is true then some things need repeating and we all need reminding. The articles you find here shall be old and forever pertinent, new and meant to stay pertinent. Some articles might need courage to read, they may [...]
The origins of sayings By allanduff, first in January 14th, 2011 Modifed May, 2017 APD note: THIS WHOLE history of how we speak in our idioms is fascinating to me. Here are a few for our education & entertainment. Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there [...]
Perhaps my older clients and friends remember this. If you do I hope you forgive me repeating it and enjoy the read a second time. As some things never change I feel it has a place in our new and revamped web/blog. Just when do we have a life changing situation? By allanduff, first on [...]