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Hoggified

June 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments · Music, Nostalgia, humour

I blame David Weinberger. It was him. He made me do it. He made me follow his tweet and watch this video.  Joe Cocker, with subtitles for people who find his accent and delivery style hard to comprehend. Be careful. Be very careful. I hurt.

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Time to bespeak up and defend the language

June 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Trust, wikipedia

We live in interesting times.
Last week, it was reported that the Advertising Standards Authority had decreed that the word “bespoke” could now be used to describe suits that weren’t entirely handmade.
Moustache quivering in indignation, I went over to Wikipedia to see what it said about the word “bespoke”:
Bespoke is usually a British English term for [...]

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