A minor disagreement: 'A total of x' gets around the 'Don't start a sentence with a number' rule in a lot of style guides.

Lots of people somehow get Star Trek and Star Wars mixed up. I wear my 'Nerd' credentials proudly.

Got it in one: www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...

I'll add that my main client is still sending papers of the highest standard to me - not one instance of AI slop has slipped through the net. So it can be done.

From personal experience, I can tell you that freelance copy-editing work has fallen off a cliff in the last year. When publishers have 30% profit margins, you'd think that they'd apply at least that very inexpensive level of quality control.

I'm in the pub drowning my sorrows right now!

Bond is revealed to be a Time Lord, rescued at the last moment by an unseen Tardis. This explains why his appearance keeps changing and provides a basis for the next 007 to be a Black woman.

(I'm sure there are some inventive people who can retcon all the necessary canon.)

There is a whole section on the BBC website headed 'Climate': www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/...

They may not give it enough prominence - and they still use 'climate change' rather than 'climate crisis' - but the BBC does mention it frequently and it does accept the scientific consensus.

I won't detail my recent EE saga here, but the irony of their recorded message that says 'We are committed to providing excellent customer service' won't be lost on anyone who's had dealings with them.

Jes!

Easy - just pronounce GIF as "jif" in public often enough and BIG J will find you. I was in my Jarden when they popped out from behind the Jeraniums.

That is factually correct.

I've been in BIG J's pocket since before BIG J even existed.

The creator of the GIF format said, in 2013: "It's pronounced 'jif' not 'gif'". See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunc...