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expect the unexpected and other silly things we say
I was listening to the radio recently and the interviewer was asking his expert interviewee about the financial crisis in Greece. He asked the expert what surprises lay in store as the process unfolded. To be fair the expert was not fazed by such a daft question and pointed out that by their nature surprises…
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mind your language
Regular bloggists here will know that I love language, and I am fascinated by the way it evolves. I have even attempted to introduce new words and concepts into the English language (bloggist, bloggage, technoloiterate, for example) but so far to no avail. I wonder what it is about a new word that enables it…
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the parable of the creativity
Today I have been creative. Well, I think I have been creative. I have put together combinations of letters to form words that I believe make some sort of sense when I put them together. I have put images with words to illustrate them. I have sent some of the creativity to other people for…
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alliterativity
On 13th September churches in Colchester are hosting a Free Family Fun Festival in Castle Park (in the centre of the town). It promises to be a brilliant day with all manner of different free activities to bless the people of our town. If you want more information about what’s happening click on the link here.…
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Britain is not a Christian country
Over the weekend it seems that some people have got their undergarments tangled over whether or not Britain is a Christian country. I struggled for a while to work out why it made me feel uneasy and then I had a lightbulb moment: This is not a Christian country. My conclusion has nothing to do…
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words fail me
That is perhaps not the most optimistic title for a word-based bloggage! But there are times when words do fail us. They can fail us when we are overwhelmed – by awe, by joy, by generosity, by tragedy and by grief – by emotions that are more powerful than words can express. In the tragic circumstances…
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wmphlgthulp
That’s what it sounds like when you are speaking and put your foot in it. It happened to me this morning at the conference I am attending. I am one of the people who are trying to make the tech stuff do what we want and one of the speakers, who was running PowerPoint (or…
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langwidge is confewzing
This morning I took another assembly at a local primary school. While I was waiting in the hall for the children to arrive I looked at their work that was displayed on the wall. One section was clearly the fruit (pun intended) of a project to get them to consider a balanced diet. The children…
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Biblical puns
“Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.” This quip is attributed to businessman Robert C.Gallagher. It is clever because of the play on the word ‘change’ and because most of us have been frustrated by vending machines. If you have explored my blog you will know that I love wordplay. Last night I had…
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