I’m weaning myself off my recent obsession with collective nouns, but gently, as you see. Why this tower was disguised as a giraffe, I do not know, but it caught […]
Yes, I’m stuck in my collective noun obsession. And this week, it’s a memory of elephants. Yes, you can use herd, or even parade, but memory is a great term […]
Yes, I’m back with another collective noun. This is an unusual one, but I really didn’t invent it! It is thought that this term is related to the exuberant and […]
We’ve created some wonderful collective nouns in English. There are some very ordinary ones, such as group, herd and flock; and some fascinating ones like a sloth (of bears), a […]
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The Big Buddha, on Lantau Island, sits at the top of a long flight of steps. The first to greet you as you catch your breath after the climb, are two […]
– This 52-storey building was the tallest building in Hong Kong, in fact the first true skyscraper, when it was built in 1973. It has since been dwarfed by many, […]
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Welcome to One Word Sunday, and over to all of you to join the challenge with your own skull post. Much as I was tempted to show some street art, I have […]
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These images show the contrast of old and new in Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) in China. The framed pictures were on display inside the ancestral home of Bruce […]