Tag Archives: Duke Maskell

“We must Educate our Masters”

Posted on April 16, 2024 by leslie

“We must Educate our Masters” By Duke Maskell Whenever the word “standards” crops up in connection with education, it’s time to lose heart (or to emulate Goering). Only two things are going to be said: that standards ought to be … Continue reading →

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Jobshop

Posted on October 27, 2016 by leslie

Jobshop Duke Maskell recalls Thatcher’s Human Resource, Personnel Function If someone wants to sell you a fizzy drink he’s not fool enough to sell you sweet, carbonated water. He sells you an image of yourself drinking it. Images of ideal … Continue reading →

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Charlotte Brontë’s Governessy Effusion

Posted on July 12, 2016 by leslie

Charlotte Brontë’s Governessy Effusion Duke Maskell contemplates class and circumlocution Good English is a class language, and that is its fatal defect. The English writer is a gentleman first and a writer second. (Raymond Chandler) Or, if he is a … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage – and then what?

Posted on June 29, 2016 by leslie

Gay Marriage – and then what? Duke Maskell fears the worst “ … as long as our words retain the power of distinguishing things … ” Ian Robinson, The Survival of English, p. 151 … Now, there is a thought: … Continue reading →

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