Ivanka Trump is a prose poet of jargon. Remember ‘architecting’?
by Rashmee
Posted on December 2, 2019
I was reading Andrew Hill’s excellent piece in the FT about the business jargon that …
Read MoreOutrage is being weaponised. Think Paxman & Titanic row over Belfast
by Rashmee
Posted on June 17, 2015
Outrage is being “weaponized” say Guy Benson and Mary Katherine Ham, whose new book ‘…
Read More@JemayelK & end of discussion: Outrage makes for ‘sham of discourse’
by Rashmee
Posted on June 15, 2015
Jemayel Khawaja @JemayelK, managing editor of Thump (from the Vice group) metaphorically shakes his …
Read MoreEnd of discussion? Sir Tim Hunt, Seinfield and the wild outrage index
by Rashmee
Posted on June 14, 2015
The Outrage Index is out of control. Consider the case of the British scientist Sir …
Read MoreMona Lisa’s duckface? The world changes with every word we make up
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2015
Does the world change with every word we make up to describe it? It’s a …
Read MoreNarendra Modi’s use of words – too many, in too controlled situations
by Rashmee
Posted on June 6, 2015
Narendra Modi’s use of words is not as much of a success as the hype …
Read MoreRemember adorkable, gaybourhood? Dictionaries validate nowspeak
by Rashmee
Posted on June 3, 2015
Why are dictionaries increasingly prone to growth spurts? Mostly because it makes good sense for …
Read MoreJeb Bush and the kin’s speech: Language fight over Dubya’s Iraq invasion
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2015
Jeb Bush deserves everyone’s sympathy (but not necessarily their vote) because one can’t choose one’s …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Is it good that the language of science is English?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 26, 2015
Michael D Gordin, a historian of modern science at Princeton has a great piece …
Read MoreKnown unknowns: Are Poles workaholic or just very hard-working?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 25, 2015
Are Polish people workaholics? Or do they just work very hard because they have to …
Read MoreRashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK