Month: August 2017

For whatever reason, the spelling bee has never quite taken off on these shores. While Americans seem to lap it up, precocious children spelling obscure words out loud is something that doesn’t seem to appeal to British audiences. Those who have never watched a spelling bee may not realise that competitors are not simply given […]

Speaking to your dog is natural – any owner will tell you that unloading the grumbles of the day onto a pair of furry ears can help – but one expert thinks that talking too much can ruin his training program. Glenn Redmond, a dog trainer, has said that many owners are the source of […]

The internet is littered with statistics on the cost of acquiring new customers and clients as opposed to retaining existing ones, with some sources claiming the former can cost up to 25 times more than the latter. The exact figure is clearly debatable and may even vary from one sector to the next, but there’s […]

Words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings are known as ‘homophones’. Often, as well as sounding the same, they are

Writing can be a lot like building a house or cooking a meal. Once you’re some way into the task, it’s not too difficult to add to it, but it can be hard to get going if there’s literally nothing in front of you. ‘Blank page syndrome’ is the name given for the struggle many […]