So you think you know words.. http://www.etymologic.com/index.cgi -they could at least tell me what the right answer is when I get it wrong! Ach, they are forcing me to look stuff up! Correction, they do tell the right answer, i’m just tired, better try and sleep! Remember that 80’s song by Berlin ‘No More Words’ …

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As promised. More to come. I’ve come up upon some minor stumbling blocks reading the old fairy tales – one is the language and sentence structure of the era, one is translation into English that makes the sentences awkward, then the people who translate them don’t often use the correct punctuation. For example, they leave …

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I would think it would be tempting, in the wake of losing your child, to avoid listening to anyone, to shut down and simply soldier on resolutely. Particularly to try and defend what is left of your child’s existence, to provide a last bastion of refuge at least for their memory, to shelter and protect …

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