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Mind Your Language
The two oldest senses are found less in newspapers than in books
Context is the means by which native speakers learn the meaning of words
My husband wins a small chocolate sprout each time he spots a word
Kingsley Amis, in a letter to The Spectator in 1995, attributed to ‘fastidiousness’ the rise of tidbit in preference to titbit
It might not define all that Americans want in a president
My husband has ordered a copy of Craig Brown’s new book
For the time being, the former president is being lauded as the real thing
The National Galleries of Scotland has been looking for a director of collection and research
I find the concept of a majority undefined by any common feature rather hard to grapple with
The phrase ‘Wait. What?’ is the verbal equivalent of a double take
