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September 20,
The news at ton

Try replacing all the "e"s in a paragraph with "o"s see what you come up with.

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January 7,
Best Ever Headlines

Hmm - You'd think that people who are paid to write could do better:- Include Your Children When Baking Cookies Something Went Wrong In Jet Crash, Expert Says Police Begin Campaign To Run Down Jaywalkers Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted Drunk Gets Nine Months In Violin Case Survivor Of Siamese Twins […]

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June 10,
HIGNFY - Definition of Coalition

One of my favourite episodes - ever.  Post election results give a lot of ammunition for the team.  You will find the definition of coalition at 3mins 50secs.  (There are a few swear words, so you have been warned):-

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June 19,
'Cotton wool' culture.

Children are being made to wear goggles before handling Blu Tack and are forbidden to run in the playground as a health and safety culture sweeps through schools. A survey of nearly 600 teachers revealed the most restrictive rules being imposed in an attempt to avoid injuries and lawsuits. Pupils at one school are forced […]

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September 23,
The hyphen is dead

Long live the compound noun! Well I might be exaggerating a bit, but in to the sixth edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary hyphens have been removed from around of 16,000 words, many of them two-word compound nouns. For example:- Fig leafHobby horseIce cream!Pin moneyPot bellyTest tube Others have become one word:- BumblebeeChickpeaCrybabyLeapfrogLogjam One […]

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