Mea Culpa: Pyrrhus and his ruinously winning ways
After Ancient Greek and Middle English, our chief pedant finally gives up over the names of European courts
After Ancient Greek and Middle English, our chief pedant finally gives up over the names of European courts
Units of journalese measurement, hyphen trouble and cliches in this week’s Independent
The language of restaurant reviews and other flat soufflés in this week’s Independent
Apostrophe madness, truncated headlines and expat retirees in this week’s Independent
Hair colour, confiding, clickbait and other usage glitches in this week’s Independent
Clichés and similar-sounding words in this week’s Independent
A footballer’s retirement, Melania Trump’s dresses and homing pigeons in this week’s Independent
Funny spellings and other language changes in this week’s Independent
Location, location, location, and other rules broken in this week’s Independent
Hackneyed, unnecessary and rarely useful words in this week’s Independent
Should it be ‘attendee’ or ‘attender’? And what about ‘iconic’ – is that ever acceptable in The Independent?
Theresa May’s title, and begging questions with bated breath in this week’s Independent
Journalese, unnecessary words and mixed geography metaphors in this week’s Independent
Tautology, confusion and 134 uses of an unnecessary word in this week’s Independent
Usage glitches and mixed metaphors in this week’s Independent
Charts and charters, hard wiring and other hackneyed phrases in The Independent
Clichés from political history in this week’s Independent, plus some fossilised words and phrases that could easily be brought to life
Foreign cities, italics, underestimation and an inelegant variation in this week’s Independent
Infelicities of style, grammar and unconventional sex in this week’s Independent
Would The Independent pass the Government's primary-school spelling and grammar test, which caught out the schools minister this week?
Our chief pedant refers to (not references) trouble with currencies and plurals in this week's Independent