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A blog about language, chocolate and occasionally politics.

Friday, April 01, 2011

I love my life as a Linguist (a gentle autobiographical sketch)

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Got on the train from Derbyshire Moooved down to a Cambridge home Got a moustache and an ill-kept beard Some research papers and a syntax t...
Thursday, December 09, 2010

Return of the Ritter Sport ratings

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Ah, it's a great excuse to go to Germany at least twice a year. Ritter religiously bring out summer and winter varieties; so here they a...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Another thing that's beneficial to society despite being inherently unprofitable

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I'm talking about education, innit? Lest anyone get the wrong idea: we've been here before. The Browne Review recommends cutting pub...
Friday, October 02, 2009

WOOD

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Another look at the blockbuster show that's currently taking the US by storm. ABC's new hit drama, WOOD, is a live-action remake of ...
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Three things that are beneficial to society despite being inherently unprofitable

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I recently (actually, round about this time last year) came across an obituary for Sir David Serpell in the Times, and it got me thinking. Y...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Toujours Tingo?

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"Randomness" is fashionable these days. You can't get away from it. It's very trendy to be just a little bit crazy, and to...
Thursday, May 10, 2007

Act 2 Interlude (Walking in Belgium)

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My contract was coming to an end, and I had far too much holiday allowance left over, so I decided to spend four days of it to take all of a...
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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Act 2 Interlude (Family Visit)

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So! Much, much later, I finally get around to blogging about the family coming to visit. Instead of posting the photos here and clogging up ...
Thursday, March 22, 2007

Act 2 Interlude (Munich)

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Another interlude: this one a visit to the lovely city of Munich, where I spent three months during my gap year (over three years ago now - ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Act 2 Interlude (Cambridge)

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Yep, I went back to Cambridge. Nearly two weeks ago, now, in fact. I only stayed a short while, flying out on a Thursday evening and back on...
Saturday, February 17, 2007

Act 2 Interlude (Paris)

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Last weekend I scooted off to Paris to visit Jen 'n' David. The Thalys service was used, a rather ridiculous train service that goes...
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Saturday, February 03, 2007

My Life (in multimedia)

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Hello. Since I have no words for you at the present time, I'm instead going to present a view of my life through the media of sound and ...
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Sunday, December 17, 2006

End of Act 1

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Yep, my stay in Aachen is coming to an end. For now, at least. I've spent the best part of four months here now, and will return in Janu...
Sunday, December 10, 2006

Escape from the Christmas Market of Doom

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Christmas markets. It's what you do when you're in Germany and it's, like, December, innit? I certainly did. Last weekend I head...
Sunday, November 26, 2006

Casino Royale

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I went to see the latest Bond film yesterday evening. It was certainly a step up from Die Another Day. No more hilarious technologies and ri...
Sunday, November 19, 2006

More chocolate, more trains

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Hello everyone! I'm not going to apologise for not posting for three weeks. Well, I'll apologise for not posting for two weeks, but ...
Saturday, October 28, 2006

River valleys, bright lights, stupidification and the end of an era

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Last Sunday I set out on my most ambitious walk yet. My starting point was Monschau, the picturesque little town I mentioned earlier - which...
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Saturday, October 21, 2006

Winter Sets In In Aachen (2)

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A short post this week, mainly because it's late and I don't have all that much to say. Dutch classes have started again, and I'...
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