Sunday Sentiments

• LISTENING TO SILENCE IN THE DANCE OF LANGUAGE

  Published On May 12, 2024

  It’s no secret that English is not a phonetic language. How you spell a word has little connection with how you pronounce it. That’s why a spelling test can be form...
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• ADDRESSING CITIZENS IN A SECULAR DEMOCRACY

  Published On May 5, 2024

  I was brought up in an age when it was assumed prime ministers would do the right and honourable thing. And if the PM said it, it was bound to be correct. Terminologica...
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• USING WORDS TO REMAKE AND RECLAIM THE WORLD

  Published On April 28, 2024

  Unlike his earlier masterpieces, in his latest book ‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’, on the terrible attack that almost killed him, Salman Rushdie sp...
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• IN ELECTION SEASON, SAVING POLITICS FROM POLITICIANS

  Published On April 21, 2024

  Perhaps because it’s election time I’ve received a collection of aphorisms and quotations pertinently drawing my attention to a range of thoughts and concerns swirl...
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