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Charlotte Brontë’s Governessy Effusion
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?
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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Jobshop
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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