New guidelines for school pupils in England state that only phrases starting with "what" or "how" merit an exclamation mark! (This means that children who use punctuation marks in written tests will be penalised unless they adhere to strict rules. I mean, I know I ask people not to use them in every sentence, and […]

... lean against the doors. Why oh why was I so tempted to lean against the doors? Maybe this is a bit of insight into human nature.  Maybe, when it comes to dos and don'ts, we need fewer do nots, and a few more more dos.