My interests are football; rugby; cricket; Dostoyevskiy; Wittgenstein; Proust; Feyerabend; James Joyce; UK politics; crime fiction; science; bitter; and popular music.
+ more bio informationFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881): Life and Work.Before Prison.Dostoyevsky was born the son of a doctor, Mikhail Andreyevich, and Marya Fyodorovna, which explains the forenames of himself and his brother Mikhail (b.1820). Both brothers attended boarding school, but only Fyodor was admitted to the St. Petersburg Acad... More..
People who write hectoring books on punctuation (well, Lynne Truss, to be specific) generally have little sense of the purpose and role of rules. Sure, they may give a little explanation as to why punctuation is necessary, but, come the substance of the book - the rules of grammar, this will be forgotten. Instead, they will b... More..
I just wanted to point out a couple of things about the #1 article on this topic by Laura Claire-Wales. Firstly, it's "honours" or "honors" not "honour's" nor "honor's". I'm quite surprised that an English and American Literature BA (Hons) graduate didn't know this. In fact I think knowing this should be one of the criteria t... More..
I think it is right to say that there were no obvious candidates for the England job, because there are two criteria that jointly exclude the top managers:1. Nationality, i.e. English/British.2. Track record at the top of the game.The problem for England is that it is very unlikely that any Englishman is going to get a chance... More..
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