Writing on language

Times Op-ed columns for Election 2005:
A guide to electionspeak, Part V (The Times, May 7 2005)
A guide to electionspeak, Part IV (The Times, April 30 2005)
A guide to electionspeak, Part III (The Times, April 23 2005)
A guide to electionspeak, Part II (The Times, April 16 2005))
A guide to electionspeak, Part I (The Times, April 9 2005)

From A Glossary for the Nineties, by David Rowan (Prion Books, 1998):
A Glossary for the Nineties: Introduction
Chapter 1 - People types
Chapter 2 - Sex and gender
Chapter 3 - Crime and punishment
Chapter 4 - Politics and diplomacy
Chapter 5 - Computing and technology
Chapter 6 - The workplace
Chapter 7 - Advertising and marketing
Chapter 8 - Media and publishing
Chapter 9 - Business and finance
Chapter 10 - Sport and leisure
Chapter 11 - Jargon and euphemism
Chapter 12 - Trends and fads
Chapter 13 - Street slang
Chapter 14 - In black and white
Chapter 15 - Health
Chapter 16 - Eurojargon
Miscellaneous chapter dividers



More to follow (Evening Standard)