I loved Catch 22 when I was younger - I wrote my extended essay on it in CSYS English. You're right, it is outrageously funny. I tried reading it again later in life, though, and couldn't g… (View Post)

Euch, "myself". Surely the most disgusting grammar crime of modern English usage. Subtract 20 points from the IQ of anyone using it. (View Post)

I went to Cambridge in the mid-1990s, from a Scottish comprehensive school. There were times when I wasn't happy there but I suspect that had more to do with me than with the place itself. There… (View Post)

It's worth bearing in mind that if cyclists grow overly concerned that they could fall foul of a badly drafted law that leaves a wide scope for subjective judgement then they're likely to d… (View Post)

It's quite striking how bullying seems to be hardwired into the English upper classes, and explains a lot about their approach to running the country. I suppose beneath it all they're just … (View Post)