Jan 10, 2020 Chunk of the day, Chunks Chunk of the day: on the wagon This Friday I’ll be meeting an old friend of mine called Jon. I’m looking forward to seeing him as it’s been a while since we last met, but I’m also slightly worried as ever since we arranged to go out a couple of weeks ago, he’s been making a big deal about the fact that […]
Dec 8, 2019 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: (the) MSM MSM sounds like an unfortunate disease that someone might suffer from – a cancer that’s spreading and eating away at your insides, for instance. Maybe that similarity is deliberate, because what we are talking about here is the mainstream media, and many of those who use the acronym (the) MSM believe that it’s also something […]
Oct 2, 2019 Chunk of the day, Chunks Chunk of the day: on an industrial scale On Sunday evening, as I was getting dinner ready for my kids, I listened to a programme on BBC Radio 4 about money laundering – the process of hiding the origin of money that’s been obtained from illegal activities by putting it into legal businesses – and the way that the City of London ends […]
Sep 23, 2019 Chunk of the day, Chunks Chunk of the day: You’re best … -ing You’re best just getting a taxi, to be honest. You’re best off avoiding the centre of town at this tme of day. You’re best off staying somewhere more central.
Sep 8, 2019 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: prescribe If you’re ill and go to the doctor’s, once the doctor has examined you and discussed your symptoms, they’ll usually prescribe some medicine to help you get better. The doctor usually writes a prescription which you then take to the chemist or pharmacy, where you can pick up the prescription; they give you the medicine […]
