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What are words worth?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

As Talking Heads alumni band Tom Tom Club once sang: “What are words worth?” Well quite a lot when you think you knew a few of them and in the space of a day you encounter two — make that … Continue reading →

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Not from Cyprus, not so frail

Posted on October 30, 2014 by

How we call things at any moment in history is an interesting topic. Times change and words are re-chosen to fit the mood of the age. I thought I’d heard every euphemism there was to hear about prostitutes. ‘Ladies of … Continue reading →

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