Admin notice 8 Mar 20218 Mar 2021 Just so you all know: I have been given a part-time formal position for a couple of years teaching at the University of Melbourne. Concurrently, I have been preparing two book chapters, editing a book, and writing a book. So ET has been rather neglected. My apologies. It will resume soon. I Have Ideas… Administrative
Administrative Travel Diary 6 13 Oct 2009 Today I had a lovely time visiting Oxford University Press in the company of net-friend Mike Lyle and several of his philology friends. I checked that the OED has the right definitions of species (it’s not bad; I’ll send them a correction later), and then we went to a bookshop… Read More
Administrative The “who” thread 8 Jul 2010 I am, as they say in The Home Country, gobsmacked. I expected that I would have a few geeks (I’m a Geek! Say it Loud!) who read me because I was sort of interesting. Instead I find Phuds, scientists, philosophers and just plain interesting people. If one is judged by… Read More
Administrative Busy, busy, busy 23 Jul 2008 I’ve been uncommonly productive in the last few days – first the book went off (and then I find that one chapter needs a complete rewrite, but hey), then I sent off a paper based on the talk I gave a couple of weeks ago in Melbourne, then today I… Read More