For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Inter alia, the Media Observer had this to say in last week’s issue: “And now for the ...

Inter alia, the Media Observer had this to say in last week’s issue: “And now for the ban bin. This week, we are proposing a ban on the word ‘grilling’ unless we are referring to grilled chicken. Last ...

Speaker 1: We need to change how we speak depending on the situation and who we're speaking to. When we don't know people very well we need to use more formal language. Speaker 2: (TO OTHER PEOPLE) ...

To write a formal letter to the Queen, the convention is to open with ‘Madam’ and close the letter with ‘I have the honour to be, Madam, Your Majesty’s humble and obedient servant’. Formal writing ...