Leon French
@leonfrench.bsky.social
Occasional freelance journalist, editor, stringer, author of Get Going In Freelance Journalism' (2003). Now tethered to Polska. Originally from another green and pleasant land. (In colour, Dullby astound sound in semi-RP native English.)
... slap yourself around the face every time you utter a statement as if it were a question (uptalking, speaking needlessly with a rising intonation).
January 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
... slap yourself around the face every time you utter a statement as if it were a question (uptalking, speaking needlessly with a rising intonation).
...You are not in the USA, you are not going to 'get' a Big Mac, you aren't attending 'trainings' and you're not 'reaching out' to anyone.
And while I am at it, cease the irritating habit of starting sentences with 'So...' and ...
And while I am at it, cease the irritating habit of starting sentences with 'So...' and ...
January 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
...You are not in the USA, you are not going to 'get' a Big Mac, you aren't attending 'trainings' and you're not 'reaching out' to anyone.
And while I am at it, cease the irritating habit of starting sentences with 'So...' and ...
And while I am at it, cease the irritating habit of starting sentences with 'So...' and ...
... because, yes, they know that it's entirely wrong for a British terrestrial channel largely aimed at a British audience to 'talk American'.
Stop that nonsense at once all UK teleprompter (Autocue) scripters! ...
Stop that nonsense at once all UK teleprompter (Autocue) scripters! ...
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
... because, yes, they know that it's entirely wrong for a British terrestrial channel largely aimed at a British audience to 'talk American'.
Stop that nonsense at once all UK teleprompter (Autocue) scripters! ...
Stop that nonsense at once all UK teleprompter (Autocue) scripters! ...
MTV Music has gone, not MTV. I didn't even know which one of them had started with that famous The Buggles song but I did used to watch their non-stop music channel a lot in the 90s.
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 AM
MTV Music has gone, not MTV. I didn't even know which one of them had started with that famous The Buggles song but I did used to watch their non-stop music channel a lot in the 90s.
MTV Music has gone, not MTV. I didn't even know which one of them had started with that famous The Buggles song but I did used to watch their non-stop music channel a lot in the 90s.
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 AM
MTV Music has gone, not MTV. I didn't even know which one of them had started with that famous The Buggles song but I did used to watch their non-stop music channel a lot in the 90s.
Brigitte Bardot is sadly added on 28 December 20205 news.sky.com/story/live-u...
December 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Brigitte Bardot is sadly added on 28 December 20205 news.sky.com/story/live-u...
It's also known as Twixmas, especially if for those of us who like confectionery.
December 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's also known as Twixmas, especially if for those of us who like confectionery.