23 February 2017 Catch Me If You Can So where are all the fish? by J.R.Thomas Dr Johnson did not think much of fishermen. “A fishing rod,” he said, “is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.” There are many fishermen who would agree with him, but they… Continue reading Issue93:2017 02 23:catch me if you can (J.R.Thomas)
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Issue 18: 2015 09 03: On and Off
3 September 2015 On and Off by Chin Chin The verb “to intermit” isn’t used much anymore but years ago it had an honoured place in the English language. Meaning to suspend action for a time, it can be found in literature as diverse as Milton’s Paradise Lost: “Casual discourse…which intermits Our dayeswork” (sic) and… Continue reading Issue 18: 2015 09 03: On and Off
