Textbook not Textspeak

Textbook not Textspeak

AFAIK, ATM, FWIW, IMHO, IYKWIM, it is NAGI, FYI, to do this F2F. But, BTW, TIL, with TIME, you can have TMI; TL;DR. BTAIM, WTH? JSYK, IIRC, TBH, NAP. SRSLY. ITR, HTH, IOW, MTFBWY. SWYP? Did we follow that opening sentence? Or have we already determined to contact the...
Out of Control

Out of Control

Many years ago, British Gas had a series of advertisements promoting their product in which they used celebrity actors in different situations finding satisfaction at the click of their finger with the tagline: “Don’t you just love being in control?” Oh, yes, don’t we...
The Unimaginable Happened

The Unimaginable Happened

“I’ve good news and bad news for you!” Have you heard that before? There is the story of a preacher who announced to his congregation one Sunday: “I have good news and bad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay for our new building program. The bad...
Emoji Intelligence

Emoji Intelligence

It is widely considered that the most iconic face to launch a famous perfume was Marilyn Monroe for Chanel No. 5 when in 1952 she said that she wore “a few drops of Chanel No. 5 and nothing else to bed”. It has echoes of another beautiful lady, Helen of Troy,...
Hip Hop Hype or Hope

Hip Hop Hype or Hope

“Let’s play!” For most of us, that short sentence, invitation even, would be music to our ears but the question may be this: what sort of music is it to our ears? Music can be sorrowful, inspirational, energizing (foot-tapping, get up and dance), comforting, grating...