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Comment on “My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words.” by Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson — Mon, 27 May 2013 11:25:29 +0000

I’d never heard of this blog until the John Harris article. But was v. impressed and will be a regular reader from now on. Will buy your book too.

Comment on “My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words.” by David.S

David.S — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:17:04 +0000

It always amazes me that in this country we have a language that has gone all the way around the world and yet there is still such an unease about fluentcy. It is that whole factor of “ooh that’s a big word” that we so often encounter.
This is an excellent blog. It’s good to see someone is writing about these subjects.

Comment on “My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words.” by dancarins

dancarins — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:19 +0000

I’d never heard of you before John’s article. Now I know why.

Comment on Class, feminism and other intersections. by “My father still reads the dictionary every day. He says your life depends on your power to master words.” | Velvet Coalmine

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:20 +0000

[…] doesn’t mean being stupid. The idea of working-class as automatically meaning uneducated was a hugely frustrating factor, for instance, in the recent debates around intersectional feminism, in which many well-meaning […]

Comment on The Future is Unwritten. by I’d vote for this guy. #bulworth, much? |

I’d vote for this guy. #bulworth, much? | — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:24 +0000

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Comment on Little Empires V: Coming Up For Air by Rhian E Jones

Rhian E Jones — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:29:24 +0000

Thank you. Yes, I wish I knew of more outlets within Wales for this kind of thing, but I wouldn’t know where to start looking.

Comment on Little Empires V: Coming Up For Air by HorizonsSing

HorizonsSing — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:47:09 +0000

Fascinating stuff. Love the way you write – accurate, substantiated and thoughtful on Welsh identity etc al. If only more Welsh Media was of this quality of writing, Western Mail, Cambria etc read and weep.

Comment on On Thatcher: Icons and Iron Ladies. by Thatchzilla: Gender, Femininity and Political She-Monsters. | All Quiet On The Wench Front

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:13:17 +0000

[...] tropes sharing a certain type of burlesqued and grotesque dragon-femininity.” Rhian E. Jones, On Thatcher: Icons and Iron Ladies, January [...]

Comment on The Pits and the Pendulum by It’s not celebration. It’s catharsis. | Velvet Coalmine

It’s not celebration. It’s catharsis. | Velvet Coalmine — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:44:43 +0000

[...] women who supported them. You need to start with children who grew up in nothing but the debris. And there’s so much more I could say. You need to start with my family and community, because the personal is political, and our name is [...]

Comment on On Thatcher: Icons and Iron Ladies. by It’s not celebration. It’s catharsis. | Velvet Coalmine

It’s not celebration. It’s catharsis. | Velvet Coalmine — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:44:41 +0000

[...] (Here’s a more measured take of mine on the meaning of Thatcher’s face.) [...]