Daily Archives: 20 July, 2010

>Reinventorising the language

Posted on 20 July, 2010 by jb

> The Washington Post reports: Sarah Palin tweeted that “peaceful Muslims” should “refudiate” the New York mosque being built near Ground Zero. This prompted plenty of retweets at her expense –“refudiate,” of course, is not a word. After deleting the … Continue reading →

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The law rules. OK

Posted on 20 July, 2010 by jb

> In Mainz the other day, watching police ticketing cyclists for riding in the pedestrian precinct. Thinks: Cool MDP image with a witty “push bike” title. Click. Done. “What do you think YOU’RE doing?” yells the policeperson (female) and rockets … Continue reading →

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