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The idiomatic expression ‘lead someone up the garden path’ means to trick someone, or make them believe something is true when it isn’t. OK, fair enough*, you say. And..? Here is a sentence: The old man the boat. Unless you’re already familiar with ‘garden path sentences,’ your reaction is probably something like Huh? What? Makes … Sigue leyendo You Led Me Up The Garden Path

Sometimes the most obvious things are right there, staring us in the face, and we don’t even stop and think about, let alone realise, what that thing is. This was my thing with ‘always’. If you do stop and think about it, something I’d failed to to do until very recently, you’ll see it’s just … Sigue leyendo Always

But what is a «blurb»? It’s the wonderful word for the short text on the back cover of a book which serves to promote, describe and summarise its content.  This is the first blurb that ever there was. It was intended as a joke, which is why we ended up with a less than serious … Sigue leyendo Seriously? This Thing Is Called a Blurb?

The humble beer mat has quite a history and a multitude of uses apart from just being something to put your pint on.It was invented in Germany in the 19th century but was first intended to put your glass of schnapps on.Watson and Crick are believed to have worked out their DNA theory on a … Sigue leyendo Beer mats