A South African Arts & Culture Magazine
Words seldom have only one very definite meaning. This may, of course, not only apply to the English language. On occasion if one is not paying close attention to a question, confusion or maybe even a small dose of merriment,…
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When homework consists of either an essay or a letter make sure that the words used are correctly spelt. Be careful of those words called HOMOPHONES which are words that sound alike but are spelt differently and have different meanings….
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An intriguing feature of historical research is how finding details of the subject being investigated leads one along another route – different but in ways which are allied. This sometimes happens particularly when early land grants are involved. In this…
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The human mind can be captivated by the different shades of the meaning of words. For example consider MAROON Most people will know it as a brownish crimson colour. BUT what about the following meanings of maroon? To forcibly detain…
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This will be a series of emails from the bush from Botanist Alison Bijl. Emails will be posted as we receive them. Look out for them on Flash News throughout the next three months Alison is working on her…
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BOYCOTT : to shun, to ostracize from society or commerce Charles C Boycott 12.3.1832 – 19.6.1897 Boycott was an agent/manager of the Irish estate of John Clifton, 3rd Earl or Erne. During a poor harvest he refused to lower rents to…
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In the past month I have become even more aware of the poor usage of language if not a total inability to use language to communicate accurately. I am not talking about nit picking grammar or even spelling but about…
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