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Some people like to exaggerate their ailments

12 Jun 2025

I dislike the label ‘diva’, ‘entitled’, and ‘Karen’ as much as the next person because sometimes the point being made by the person being labelled as such is perfectly...

Don’t take advice from random individuals

06 Jun 2025

Here is a list of attention-grabbing headline statements made by some self-proclaimed experts. You’re cutting your onions wrong. You’re cleaning your bathroom wrong. You’re cleaning your house wrong. And...

Mispronunciations that can get on your nerves

29 May 2025

Sometimes some people really get on my wig. Just to let you know, I don’t wear a wig but I purposely said it to make a point. What I...

Do you ever use the semicolon?

22 May 2025

Experts believe that the semicolon (;) is in danger of becoming extinct from the English language because of its lack of use. Surveys showed that more than half of...

'Sorry' doesn't just mean regret

15 May 2025

It would appear that the British apologise about a hundred times a day. Okay, perhaps not a hundred times a day but at least 10 to 15 times a...

Don’t name your child Fish and Chips

01 May 2025

In some countries, including in Europe, if you try to register your newborn baby’s name, did you know that it might be rejected? To be fair to the registrars...

To signal or not to signal, that is the question

24 Apr 2025

Many believe there is life on other planets and some believe that aliens could already be living among us. Scientists now believe that they may have located a sector...

Obsolete electronics are still hot, apparently

17 Apr 2025

Do you ever regret discarding your old gadgets from the 80s and 90s? In fact, did you ever throw them out as soon as you got an upgrade or...

How to be polite in difficult situations

10 Apr 2025

Everyone in life should try and avoid confrontations and altercations. These can be both physical and verbal and both can lead to a breakdown in relationships at home and...

Daylight saving time — is it really useful?

03 Apr 2025

I always hated it when the United Kingdom put the clocks forward an hour in the Spring and back an hour in the Autumn. I saw it happen for...

Birjees Hussain

She has more than 10 years of experience in writing articles on a range of topics including health, beauty, lifestyle, finance, management and Quality Management.

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