Colm O'Regan: 'Are-land' is YOUR land, call it what you want

Petherdil, the Evening Hedald, and the hang-sangwidge are cultural artefacts as important as the statue of Cuchulainn’s in the GPO
In a moment of weakness I sent a snarky tweet about pronunciation, and I'm here to pay my penance

In a moment of weakness I sent a snarky tweet about pronunciation, and I'm here to pay my penance

I thought I was over it. I thought I was being the bigger person. I have been to the meetings of Pedants Anonymous.

I have admitted defeat on ‘literally’. I preach understanding over ‘pacifically’ where it is specifically used to mean ‘specifically’. I have written whole books — see below — about why we should respect people’s right to say Chernovyl, Chicargo, Star Trak.

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