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Your CV checklist 24 Apr 2012 | 02:10 pm
In Ireland in these hard times, there are probably hundreds of people applying for a single job. Employers are getting more applications than they can easily handle. If a rapid scan of a CV or coverin...
Written your monthly novel yet? 4 Apr 2012 | 01:47 am
Recently, I came across the following boast on LinkedIn: “I am a professional writer with thousands of books in circulation …” Poor old James Joyce wrote only three or four! Yes, it’s the age of ‘i...
Listening goes both ways 29 Jul 2011 | 02:43 pm
It’s often said that people who provide services should listen to their clients, should become familiar with their needs. You have to not only listen to what they are saying but also sometimes to read...
Our language lunacy as defined by Orwell 20 Aug 2010 | 10:54 am
In my last post, I quoted some examples of linguistic lunacy – commingled containers, access controller, disposable mucus recovery unit, etc – and wondered what Orwell would think. In his ‘Politics a...
Language lunacy – what would Orwell think? 20 Aug 2010 | 10:39 am
The English language today – or why George Orwell would need his mucus recovery unit if he had not experienced a suboptimal outcome George Orwell’s essay, ‘Politics and the English Language‘, begins:...
How official language masks human heartbreak 30 Jul 2010 | 02:28 am
Miriam Alli is a Nigerian woman who lives in Ireland with her five children – who are all Irish-born and Irish citizens. Juwon is 11, Arafat is eight, twins Kenny and Tai are five, and Shukra is six m...
The Queen’s English as spoken by Ryanair’s O’Leary 25 Jul 2010 | 02:34 am
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary is a remarkable character (love him, hate him or love/hate him). He’s remarkable both in what he’s achieved (love or hate his methods) and in the way he talks to the worl...
Hey, let’s get the Americans to speak the Queen’s English 23 Jul 2010 | 01:08 pm
Did you know that there’s an organisation called the Queen’s English Society? No? Nor did I, until today. On its website, it shouts out its key message – in capital letters (but gentlemen shouldn’t ...
Spelling errors – ‘Nice suit, a pity about the stains’ 23 Jul 2010 | 01:07 pm
Spelling errors? Big yawn. Who cares – as long as you get across the big message? I just came across a message sent to a LinkedIn group from someone anxious to publicise his new CD: “I’m proud to an...
Word use – how to make a good word meaningless 15 Jul 2010 | 01:09 am
How do you render a word meaningless? One good way is to use it repeatedly in such a way that it ends up meaning nothing. That is the current fate of the word ‘significant’, which has been so over-us...
