Generating a blog definitely brings a new perspective to everyday life and should, I think, repeatedly pose the question: are the matters and meanderings that I’m banging on about really of any interest to the people out there surfing the ‘net.

Watching television last night reminded me of why I love the English language so much, the reason being that it is so immensely adaptable. It can be ambiguous, saucy or ironic, as well as sarcastic or bitingly rude – it can be descriptive, poetic or political, while in law and medicine it has to be totally unequivocal.