the view from fanling

There are many ‘rules’ governing the ‘correct’ use of English that seem unnecessarily fussy and serve no useful purpose. The prohibition on ...

If you’ve been following the news, you will be aware that, according to the Chinese calendar, yesterday marked the start of the ‘year of the...

In his landmark essay Politics and the English Language , George Orwell argued that people who misuse metaphors rarely have a mental image o...

Do you shout at the television set? I certainly do. Almost the only programs I watch nowadays are the news bulletins, so you might guess tha...