John Rentoul Mea Culpa: Ariosto made this metaphor, and then broke the mould
An exhibit from the museum of metaphoric curiosities and other quirks of usage in this week’s Independent
An exhibit from the museum of metaphoric curiosities and other quirks of usage in this week’s Independent
The right word eluded us this week – and other style glitches in The Independent
Damp squibs, hefty handouts, unexpected horses and public-sector management jargon in this week’s Independent
Units of journalese measurement, hyphen trouble and cliches in this week’s Independent
Obsolete metaphors, married priests and unnecessary controversy in this week’s Independent
Americanisms, daring exploits and death 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
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
A mistaken cliché of court reporting, and other Americanisms, in recent editions of The Independent
A spelling test, a problem of telling the time, and an excess of journalese 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
Words that sound alike, clichés and redundant adjectives from this week’s Independent
Stylistic infelicities, mixed metaphors and a strange ‘lightbulb moment’ from The Independent this week
Americanisms with double meanings and other clichés and glitches in The Independent this week