Standard English is one of the main languages in global communication and is also one of the main British exports in our brave new millennium. The dominance of the English language in international business and politics is worth a projected ₤5,455 billion, some 750 million people speak English as a second language for business and […]
Heard By a Bird
"Instead of prayer, atheists have Scrabble." – Jonas Salk Did you see the cloud resembling a sideways walrus over Pine Hill last Thursday? Ask Sparrow "Ask Sparrow" is an increasingly regular feature of this column, in which the bewildered write in seeking answers. Dear Sparrow, My dear friend Nicol got married in style this past […]
4 Things ALL Articles Must Have
The importance of articles in today’s websites and internet based companies are immeasurable. They dictate a lot in the success and the drive of traffic into one’s site. It has become a key element in making a site work and earns a profit. A website operator and owner must have the good sense to include […]
A Common Language
I don’t agree that familiarity breeds contempt. For me, familiarity leads to taking things for granted. When such familiarity has been jolted in the past, it has caused me some short-term awkwardness, but in the long term, it enabled me to grow as an individual. I certainly felt this when I moved from England to […]
Meet Your Mother
The situation comedy is a dying breed in the television landscape. While shows like “Friends” were consistently rated in the top 10 each week, now it’s procedurals like “CSI” and dramedys like “Grey’s Anatomy” that are the topic of water-cooler conversation. But among this failing genre, lays a gem. For those who doubt that there […]
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