Yesterday I wrote about my addiction to language. And how before our trip to England, I drove Charlie crazy by obsessing over everything related to the British and their form of English. Well, now it’s time for me to tell “the rest of the story.” We flew into London in October of 2005. I’d traveled [...]

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“Just a bit more Welly, Gromit!” If you’ve watched any “Wallace and Gromit” movies, you probably didn’t even know WHAT was being said, much less what it meant. Luckily for you, I have cracked the code and shall come to your aid. Wellies = waterproof boots. The expression “a bit more Welly” means “give it [...]

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