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Jonathan Bouquet
Jonathan Bouquet is a subeditor for the
Observer
March 2021
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… why Covid sounds so much better in German
One nation excels above all others in virus vocabulary
Published:
7 Mar 2021
Published:
7 Mar 2021
May I have a word about… why Covid sounds so much better in German
February 2021
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… jabs in the arm and hospital settings
As more and more Britons receive Covid vaccinations, the English language continues to be abused
Published:
7 Feb 2021
Published:
7 Feb 2021
May I have a word about… jabs in the arm and hospital settings
January 2021
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… how lockdown ruined the language
Published:
24 Jan 2021
Published:
24 Jan 2021
May I have a word about… how lockdown ruined the language
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… gramfy-gravys and cheesy-bugs
Published:
10 Jan 2021
Published:
10 Jan 2021
May I have a word about… gramfy-gravys and cheesy-bugs
December 2020
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… the need for the government to speak with one voice
Too many coronavirus-related committees and groups seem to do little but spread misery and confusion
Published:
27 Dec 2020
Published:
27 Dec 2020
May I have a word about… the need for the government to speak with one voice
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… Boris Johnson, in granular detail
I’m sure you all have a linguistic bete noire of 2020. Here’s one of mine…
Published:
13 Dec 2020
Published:
13 Dec 2020
May I have a word about… Boris Johnson, in granular detail
November 2020
May I have a word about the art of bloviating, or delivering hot air
A word that had me running to the internet for a definition is an apt word for these troubled times
Published:
29 Nov 2020
Published:
29 Nov 2020
May I have a word about the art of bloviating, or delivering hot air
Coronavirus live
Austria to mass-test population – as it happened
Austria to strengthen lockdown measures on Tuesday
Published:
15 Nov 2020
Austria to mass-test population – as it happened
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… the language of epidemiologists
Would you admit to being an expert in health and disease at a party? No, me neither
Published:
15 Nov 2020
Published:
15 Nov 2020
May I have a word about… the language of epidemiologists
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… the seven political tribes
Am I a progressive activist or a disengaged battler? Search me, guv
Published:
1 Nov 2020
Published:
1 Nov 2020
May I have a word about… the seven political tribes
October 2020
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… when John Terry got too big for his boots
An annexe is one thing but, as the planning officer said, the former England footballer’s extension was too large by half
Published:
18 Oct 2020
Published:
18 Oct 2020
May I have a word about… when John Terry got too big for his boots
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… young people’s bafflement at being betrothed
The under-30s seem to be happy calling each other nimcompoops, but they’re not so taken with cads
Published:
4 Oct 2020
Published:
4 Oct 2020
May I have a word about… young people’s bafflement at being betrothed
September 2020
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… the rebranding of Thomas Cook
The travel company is now online only - but fear not: customer-centricity is uppermost in its mind
Published:
20 Sep 2020
Published:
20 Sep 2020
May I have a word about… the rebranding of Thomas Cook
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… Boris Johnson being all at sea
Batten down the hatches – the prime minister has gone all nautical on us
Published:
6 Sep 2020
Published:
6 Sep 2020
May I have a word about… Boris Johnson being all at sea
August 2020
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… the magnificently raffish Simon Raven
Rereading the author’s oeuvre has enriched my vocabulary no end
Published:
23 Aug 2020
Published:
23 Aug 2020
May I have a word about… the magnificently raffish Simon Raven
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… the Chichester cathedral experience
In a building as beautiful as this, do we really need someone to tell us what to think?
Published:
9 Aug 2020
Published:
9 Aug 2020
May I have a word about… the Chichester cathedral experience
July 2020
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… why there’s no room for doubt in politics today
Certainty is absolute. Confidence is categorical. Conviction, unwavering. Welcome to the Tory party
Published:
26 Jul 2020
Published:
26 Jul 2020
May I have a word about… why there’s no room for doubt in politics today
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… why it’s a bloodbath on the streets
Being on the front line of the pandemic is one thing, but must we really endure so much sanguinary imagery?
Published:
12 Jul 2020
Published:
12 Jul 2020
May I have a word about… why it’s a bloodbath on the streets
June 2020
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about the sudden arrival of legions of cohorts?
As the pubs reopen, this might be something to contemplate over a pint
Published:
28 Jun 2020
Published:
28 Jun 2020
May I have a word about the sudden arrival of legions of cohorts?
The shifting patterns of English
May I have a word about… carnage, carnage everywhere
There’s a lot of it about - but why can’t newspapers use it in the sense that it was intended?
Published:
14 Jun 2020
Published:
14 Jun 2020
May I have a word about… carnage, carnage everywhere
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