Calls for
Scotsman, 11 August 2024:
Tag: language
grammar and syntax
Born backward, I was not breech [ask my mum] In Primary School nobody could use a ‘b’ better than I could [in place of a ‘d’] ‘d’ could be ‘D’ … Continue reading grammar and syntax
I don’t like using adjectives
but neologisms are OK.
Bizarro-world babbling nonsense
Rex Huppke on Donald Trump, Scotland on Sunday, 3 March 2024
A backwards scholar
Prosody (when and now) Syntax (arranged) Grammar (not to be silly) Punctuation (all in the timing)
The Clerihew
The Scotsman, 31 March 1956:
Revisiting language that disempowers patients
In this BMJ Analysis, Caitríona Cox and Zoë Fritz argue that outdated medical language that casts doubt, belittles, or blames patients jeopardises the therapeutic relationship and is overdue for change. … Continue reading Revisiting language that disempowers patients