While US firms look to recruit, I’m heading in the opposite direction

Why must local authority staff reach for the jargon thesaurus when they write to us?

The former US statesman came out with a phrase to get everyone licking their lips

Items that can be safely stored at room temperature now have their own special word

I don’t have strong views about Prince Harry v the Mail on Sunday, but must lawyers abuse the language so?

The suffix may be shorthand for a scandal but I was hoping – in vain – that it would finally fade away

Dialect is all around us, but be careful who you offer a fuddle to

Words come and words go – or rather, I wish they would go

Job descriptions are becoming ever more weird. Here’s one to conjure with…

You know the sort of thing: teamwork makes the dream work; think outside the box. But which word tops the list? Read on…

A communications guru wants us to tone down ‘undesirable’ words and phrases. How undesirable

Sensitivity in language is all well and good but, as novelist Anthony Horowitz found, it can be stifling

We know the show turns up gems from the house and garden – but don’t forget the linguistic ones too

I’ve nothing against consigning Boris Johnson’s pet policy to the dustbin but must it be replaced with even worse terms, asks Jonathan Bouquet

Just because someone is called Swindells doesn’t mean they’re out to cheat you

The software company wants me to push my digital design envelope. Chance would be a fine thing

Cadillac Frank and his cronies knew a thing or two about apt monikers, says Observer columnist Jonathan Bouquet

Named after a Native American word, this frozen fog can be dangerous in more ways than one

In the hyperbolic world of brands, it’s never enough to be just a customer

Action man Bear Grylls has come up with new ways of thinking about wake-up calls and cold showers