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Those pesky medalling journalists!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Mr Heald

The Olympic games were always bound to be a source of some controversy, but it’s the use of the word ‘medal’ as a verb that is really getting people worked up, it seems. I’ve heard this usage on BBC Radio … Continue reading →

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BBC News – The rules of speech crime

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Ant Heald

via news.bbc.co.uk This article from the BBC News Magazine website highlights the issue of ‘political correctness’ (itself seen as a an increasingly pejorative term, especially in conjunction with its common collocation, ‘gone mad’). This is an important concept for both … Continue reading →

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ENGB3 – Language Change- Americanisms

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Ant Heald

I’ve had a couple of email exchanges with Cass & Catherine.  It seems a shame to keep them to ourselves, so I’m going to put up some ‘edited highlights’. Here’s the first: Sir, why is ‘gotten’ an Americanism? ‘Gotten’ as … Continue reading →

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ENGB3 – Child Language Acquisition

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Ant Heald

Nearly there. If you want some easy revision watch this Horizon programme: http://videosift.com/video/BBC-Horizon-Why-Do-We-Talk-Aired-11-10-09 And use the questions here to help focus your learning: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dhj44d65_185fgzg5xf5 (Thanks to Luise at Oldham Sixth Form College for the questions)

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Original / Creative Writing

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Ant Heald

If you’re looking for some inspiration for original writing, and want to see how the experts do it, this section of the Guardian website has a really interesting variety of writing in a range of styles, both poetry and prose. … Continue reading →

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