George LongleyAug 9, 20223 min readOn Human Suspicion‘Man is by nature a suspicious animal!’ I hope Aristotle would have forgiven my (mis)appropriation of his original statement (‘man is by...
George LongleyDec 14, 20212 min readSemantic TyranniesIn a recent article, 'Just Words', inspired by Thucydides, I looked at how human beings can change words’ meaning to fit new situations,...
George LongleyDec 9, 20217 min readJust WordsLanguage - Humans' Most Powerful Weapon (for good or ill)! The pun in the title ‘Just Words’ is fully intended. The double meaning...