[astyanax]

Thanks!
I usually just avoid 'alot' and 'alright' because they "look" akward, if that makes any sense.
It's not that I 'need' to write properly, but I'd prefer to.
Is his dictionary as entertaining as his history of English was? (i.e. is The Mother Tongue his typical writing style?)

[astyanax]

Speaking of spell check...
I thought that “akward” looked, well, awkward.

[PotatoHeadMick]

‘The Mother Tongue’ is his usual writing style, he has a very dry understated sense of humour which is quite amusing, he has written quite a lot of stuff, mostly travel writing, which I have enjoyed.

His politics would be a little to the left of most people here but that shouldn’t put you off, check him out at Amazon.

The dictionary is a slim volume but quite helpful if you’re into writing correctly.