Monthly Archives: June 2005

And I haven’t even started the Panda book yet

There is a rule in English that you shouldn’t end a sentence with a preposition. For example, “What did you do that for?” is incorrect, because ‘for’ shouldn’t come at the end of a sentence. Here’s a little story that amusingly (if you’re a sad, lonely grammarian) comments on the rule: A family is planning [...]

Small World

I was cycling home from work on Friday, and while still around 5 miles from home I got a puncture. No problem, think I, as I whip out my repair kit. That didn’t work (for some reason I always puncture inner tubes on a seam, where patches don’t stick so well), but I carry a [...]