Hell for Leather

Hell for Leather

Just for a change, let us talk about eggcorns. Now that may not be a familiar concept to many readers, nor would it necessarily be of much concern to them. Let us learn, then! ‘Eggcorns’ is a term given to a word or phrase that results from...
Stop Playing Games

Stop Playing Games

Do you have any idea who won two Grammy Awards in 1969 for ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Best Contemporary Song’? That is a long, long time ago, plus it is not uncommon for artists to win two such awards in the same year, so it may not be easy to know the answer. If we knew...
The Viper VIP

The Viper VIP

“Do you know who I am?” How often have we heard that? Clearly the speaker thinks everyone should and must know who he is but the fact that he has to ask indicates what has not occurred to him, that not everyone does (or needs to) know him. As Margaret Thatcher, the...
Who Cares?

Who Cares?

Most readers of this article will know who Paul McCartney is – he may be over eighty years old now but he obviously principally gained enormous fame as the bass guitarist, vocalist and fellow song-writer for the global phenomenon that was The Beatles, ultimately...
The Final Frontier

The Final Frontier

Space has always fascinated us, all the more so since we have had the benefits of television. Many readers may remember watching the first man to land on the moon on the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969 with the understatement “That’s one small step for man, one...