I blogged about this first a long time ago – people invent the phrase they think they heard, and their version has elements of ‘truth’ which are interesting: ‘without further adieu’ instead of ‘without further ado’ ‘it isn’t a job for the feint hearted’ instead of ‘it isn’t a job for the faint hearted’ ‘arranged [...]
Entries from January 2008
Wrong phrases that sound right II
January 15th, 2008 No Comments
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TeachMeet ’08 at BETT
January 11th, 2008 3 Comments
Here at TeachMeet enjoying the liveliest set of presentations and most enjoyable debate – more fun than the rest of BETT put together.
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Making IT Work
January 8th, 2008 1 Comment
I was pleased to present these slides at this international pre-BETT event organised by BESA and Steljes – it gave me a chance to glue together the thinking we have developed over the year in Core UK through our projects. Linking the National Archive of Educational Computing (hindsight) to our work to facilitate communities of [...]
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Blu-Ray Christmas
January 4th, 2008 No Comments
This was the year for me to invest in High Definition television and I decided on the Sony KDL-V3000 + Playstation 3 (PS3) – a combination Argos were doing a deal on. I wanted the PS3 anyway as the best value Blu-Ray player on the market, and the deal was extraordinary value for money. I [...]
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