I’m disappointed … Dictionary.com does not have an entry for the word ‘prat’ in it (other than an American slang reference for “the buttocks”). My trusty copy of the Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary gets it right: prat n. colloq a silly or foolish person I suspect you may need to pay for Dictionary.com’s premium service … [Read More »]
A Thousand Words
I figured I would use this section to define words that I’ve looked up, thought about the usage of, or just simply found amusing, annoying or astounding – something to “improve one’s word power” (to use a Readers Digestism). If a picture paints a thousand words, and I can’t paint, well then I guess I’m … [Read More »]
Sim’ Rhymes with Time
Ever since year 12 at school, I have been calling myself Sim’ (that’s Sim with an apostrophe), which is basically a contraction of my name, Simon. I’m rather particular about punctuation, probably the result of both my parents being primary school teachers, my sister being a secondary school teacher, and me being a pedant. I … [Read More »]
TrackBack and PingBack
I’m gradually beginning to work out what these things are for. Some references: A Beginners Guide to TrackBack from the people at MovableType. This description of How TrackBack Works was also one of the better ones found, although was rather painful to read because of the example they used (girls wouldn’t understand this though !!). … [Read More »]
WealthEsteem.org :: Psychology of the Deal
A friend of mine, PaulZag (aka paulz, aka Dreamspinner) writes his own blog, and has been the person most responsible for helping me get over my reluctance to commit my thoughts and ramblings to a blog. His writings make me think, and are quite often inspirational. I have also used his blog at times to … [Read More »]