There are some countries whose names are (or were) exceptions in English, like The Lebanon, The Gambia and others. So was The Ukraine. There doesn’t need to be an explanation. It’s an exception. You might as well ask why Celtic the club has a soft ‘c’ but the Celts are pronounced with a hard ‘c’. […]
What to do if your images are used without permission online
Last week, I found a company using two images of mine online without permission. You can see one of them below. It’s from my Dovecotes of Tinos post. As all my images include a copyright declaration at the bottom right-hand corner, my moral rights to be identified as the creator of the work were not […]
Print or Blog? (In Praise of Editors)
You are reading one of the millions of blogs in existence. Yet hopefully you still read books, buy newspapers or at least get your news from reputable services. Don’t rely on Google for your checks. Rely on the written, or at least the online edited word. You see, editors check their facts before they agree […]