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Tuesday, 18th November (Richmond)

Posted on November 18, 2025 by roycross

1. The Cambridge Dictionary ‘word of the year’ is one I’ve never heard or read or used https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-dictionary-reveals-word-of-the-year-2025 Should I be worried, I wonder? 2. The Flipping Book Club “is free and is intended for those who wish to practice … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 20th February (Cambridge)

Posted on February 20, 2025 by roycross

Blog version: https://roycross.blog/ 1. SHORT NOTICE: 18:30 UK time tomorrow, Friday 21st February, an RSA online event, Russia’s war in a global perspective, with the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and BBC journalist Clive Myrie. More … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 4th February (Richmond)

Posted on February 6, 2025 by roycross

Not quite sure what happened on Tuesday! Better late than never? 1. This one has been around the social media block several times but it’s still worth a read, The Anglo-EU Translation Guide https://polish2english.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/55551980-anglo-eu-translation-guide1.pdf  Do you hear what I say? … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 12th December (Hull)

Posted on December 12, 2024 by roycross

Larkin included today, as I’m visiting friends who live near Hull on the way home to Cambridge. 1. Two tools for teaching and modelling vocabulary in the early years from Lauren Grocott of EEF (the Education Endowment Foundation) https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/two-tools-for-teaching-and-modelling-vocabulary-in-the-early-years Lots … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 21st November (Cambridge)

Posted on November 21, 2024 by roycross

1. Here’s all the winners from this year’s English Language Teaching Oscars, the ELTons. Truly global, with winners in alphabetical order from Benin, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Turkey, the UK and the USA! … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 8th October (Richmond)

Posted on October 8, 2024 by roycross

1. I’ve mentioned Carne Ross’s blog, Gentle Anarchy, before. Here’s his deconstruction of an article in Saturday’s Financial Times by John Sawers, the onetime director of MI6, the UK’s external intelligence service, Deconstructing the Discourse of the State https://carneross.substack.com/p/deconstructing-the-discourse-of-the There’s a … Continue reading →

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