Category Archives: Language & accents

Going … Moaning … Gone?

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Sheila N

Warnings for: extreme grumpiness; self pity; & slightly soppy nostalgia. Oh & if you want a song, it’s probably this. I have lost my original accent, though I’m continually told this is not the case. It’s gone: gone like my … Continue reading →

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The Questionable Status of Dick’s ‘atband

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Sheila N

Remember that bit in “Beetlejuice”, when two of the main characters happened across “The Handbook for the Recently Deceased”? It would be lovely if such a handbook exists, although odds are I’ll treat it like I do most magazines: ie, … Continue reading →

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Judging Books by Covers, & Why Duvets Are the Blankets of Satan

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Sheila N

Starting 2016 with two 12 hour days has its stormy and silver sides: up til now, I’ve not written more than a paragraph that wasn’t client notes. On the silver, I’m employed in a job I enjoy. That wasn’t the … Continue reading →

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Spock Wept! Further Curses for Our Times

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Sheila N

Warnings for: Swearing (duh), substantive sci fi references, & an elegant sufficiency of alternative swear words (because anything else would be flippity-floppity). Why, oh why, is swearing such goddamn fun? And – especially for non-smokers, though I’ve met plenty of … Continue reading →

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How to be a Foreigner

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sheila N

Brigadier: “Well, naturally enough the only country that could be trusted with such a role was Great Britain.” The Doctor: “Well, naturally. I mean, the rest were all foreigners.” Fancy being the square peg amongst the round ‘uns? Someone who, … Continue reading →

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