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Nicely said

Succinct summaries

13th January 2010 by PaulNero

Murder case summary puts it nicely

Filed Under: Nicely said Tagged With: Language miscellany

The age of understatement

13th January 2010 by PaulNero

How heart-warming to hear a politician underselling his achievements.

Filed Under: Nicely said Tagged With: Language miscellany

Brutal warnings

13th December 2009 by Paul Waddington

“Fragile – handle with care”… Does anyone ever take any notice when that’s printed on the box ? Seems like some manufacturers have realised that language needs to be more hard-hitting…

Filed Under: Nicely said Tagged With: Snappy copy

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