Sticks and Stones

Sticks and stones may hurt my bones but words can never harm me – well that’s how the saying goes, but it’s not true.   As far as I’m concerned words can drive you insane.  For example, if I hear one more American mother (and they usually are American but I fear it is creeping in …

To err is human, but to really foul things up, you need a computer.

As always, I find life confusing.   Words change their meanings – we’re all used to ‘gay’, so that’s not a problem, and is it brave parents who call their son Dick.   I had a lovely, intelligent but innocent friend who was writing a thriller with a hero called Richard – nothing wrong with that – …