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My comment was meant to be in reply to one Hannah made (no.201 on page 21!) but I thought the forum would automatically include the quote and it didn't making it look a bit random.
My only authority was a book called Eats Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss (some of you may remember it).

I know she is in the Cabinet but I have not read any of her books

Are PU members familiar with the BBC Radio 4 programme The Unbelievable Truth? If not, the premise is that each person in turn reads out a lecture containing precisely five truths - everything else is a lie. The others must try to identify those truths. Now read on ...

If you are able to access series 21 episode 5, the 8-minute lecture on 'nuts' by Richard Osman is hilarious - it's amazing how many 'nuts' aren't. This pedant found it to be very enjoyable and instructive!

I can't access it via the BBC website - presumably it's past its listen-again date.

"Gifting" as a verb really annoys me, for example in this week's Sunday Times;
"Jay-Z gifted Beyonce dragon eggs, allegedly".
What's wrong with gave? Is gifting something somehow better than giving it?

Hi Steve,

If you (or anyone else) still want "The Unbelievable Truth" Series 21 episode 5, just let me know and I'll email it you as a One Drive attachment.

Seems that any word or phrase can become a verb nowadays ... I`ve just read about an athlete ` pb-ing`... sounds vaguely Oriental !

No doubt she`ll `podium` soon.

Brendan - That's very kind of you. I'm ok, as I recorded it when broadcast, but others could take up your offer.

Tyke51, re the 'verbing' (!) of words... On 'Mock The Week' last night, I heard 'milkshaked'. It was, of course, in relation to Nigel Farage.

Malone

So glad you are back - hope the holiday went well and that you were not troubled by apostrophes etc. I trust that you were not milkshook, which I believe is the correct word, although I have no idea what it means.

The BBC offered me tomorrow night for the re-arranged show which I accepted. I hope you can make it. All the supporting acts and audience are in place and Grunger is hoping to come too.

Jigjag.

I had a great, very relaxing holiday. I decided that I should do something different, so gave nary a thought to all things pedantic - no apostrophe's (!), no hanging participles, no solecisms of any kind. A change is as good as a rest - and my loins are now well and truly girded for being vigilant in everyday life.

I met some wonderful people on my island-hopping - Archie Pelago, Andy Mann and Nico Barr, Islay Whyte and Iona Eyeland, to name but a few.

Thank you for finalising a new date for our show. As I have only just returned, I fear my contribution to the event may be on the meagre side. Still, Grunger's pies may revitalise me.