Category Archives: vocabulary

Being considerate to be involved

Posted on March 30, 2016 by amandacomms1

I listened to an interesting debate on Radio 4’s The Moral Maze tonight. It is a programme I always enjoy for the detailed discussion of ethical dilemmas but I know it makes me sound a lot older than I am. … Continue reading →

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What are you saying?

Posted on February 2, 2016 by amandacomms1

How often do we check that what we think we said was actually what the other person heard? I imagine for most people the answer would be we don’t, we just assume that they have understood what we were saying. … Continue reading →

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Profanities, Lent and a bit of retraining

Posted on April 4, 2015 by amandacomms1

I set myself a test more than a month ago. It was to give up swearing during Lent and it sounded like a really simple thing. Yesterday I came to the end of my challenge and found I had gained … Continue reading →

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