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Tag Archives: Idioms
A piss-poor history of urine
I’m going to try not to use the P word too much in this post, as tempting as it is as that would be taking the Pee but urine has actually had a long history of practical uses especially in … Continue reading
Posted in Funny & Humour, history, Life, WW1
Tagged Idioms, Medicine, Piss Poor, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, The Plague, Urine
8 Comments
Words that are becoming extinct
Like many of us, I am a big fan of and user of words. One of my most popular blog posts is 102 great words that aren’t in English but should be102 great words that aren’t in English but should … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Heritage, history, Life
Tagged Betrumped, Endangered words, English, Etymology, Idioms, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, Words
3 Comments
There’s English and there’s English.
Language is very important to all of us, which ever one it is that we speak. Over 20,000 people a year read my old post on 102 Words That Aren’t In English But Should Be 102 Words That Aren’t In English … Continue reading
Two choicest Idioms – Butter Up & As Mad As A Hatter
A few weeks ago my new book, Straight From The Horse’s Mouth was released in Paperback and Kindle formats and I have been waiting for it to work its way through onto Apple iBooks. As it is now live, … Continue reading
Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, News, writing
Tagged Alice In Wonderland, Butter Up, English language, Funny, ibooks, Idioms, Kindle, Mad As A Hatter, Paperback, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, writing
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My New Book – Straight from the Horse’s Mouth : 100 Idioms, their Meanings and Origins
Today is one of those wonderful days that can be the highlight of my creative year, the launch day of my latest book. I’ve always enjoyed words and sayings, some of them archaic that seemingly make no sense to us … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Life, writing
Tagged Amazon, books, creative writing, Ebook, Idioms, Kindle, Language, Paperback, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, Words
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Ragnarok 2017 Convention and Book Signing
I’m thrilled to announce that I have been invited to have a table at Ragnarok 2017 at the Well End Activity Centre, Well End, Borehamwood which is just outside London and off the A1M. Ragnarok runs 9am-6pm next weekend, Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in Life, News, writing
Tagged Book Signing, Borehamwood, conventions, Idioms, LARP, London, Ragnarok, Role Play, Straight from the Horse's Mouth, wargames
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