Kate Woodford

ELT materials author, lexicographer, dog-loving vegan, compulsive baker

[Led By Donkeys @ByDonkeys]

"We are not a nation of motorists, we are a nation of families."
A message to the prime minister.

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@LizJWalter ffs

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@T_Bednar Thank you so much! What a lovely message!

[Gordon Brown @GordonBrown]

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Having been promised an energy price freeze, millions will be shocked when hit with a 25% rise in fuel bills in October.
5 million kids risk being pushed into poverty, with charities having to stop feeding the hungry so they can help the starving.
We have to act.
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@IndieCamb @MartinSLewis @maitlis @GeorgeMonbiot @Alan_Measles @Feargal_Sharkey @DavidOlusoga @jonjalex @ruth_deyermond @BillGrimsey @ClareDalyMEP @HackedOffHugh Chris Packham?

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

Seems like the perfect week for Conservative leadership contenders to be competing over which one will do the least to tackle climate change.

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How absolutely extraordinary that 'outfit repeating' is a thing, i.e. wearing clothes from your wardrobe.

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@RamaviYasin Well, just that - that they died. This is for me, entirely inoffensive.

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I don't think I've ever said 'pass away', meaning 'die', but, increasingly, I seem to be in the minority. When did the verb 'die' become so unsayable?

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@lexicojules I included it in my blog post on understatements a while back. https://t.co/1w3rEotY5T

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@akennedysmith @TateCollective I love this, Ann! Congratulations to the very talented painter!

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Another very overdue coinage: humane-washing https://t.co/16eOfpKUov

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'Vampire draw'. Was it just me who didn't know about this term for the energy used when electrical appliances are on standby?

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@CarolJCassidy 'Transition'? Heavens!

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@lexicojules That's exactly it, Julie. I mean, it's always been around, but more and more, I hear people who I wouldn't expect to say it using it.

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Five years a vegan, I had the results of an over-50 blood test yesterday: iron - perfect, cholesterol - perfect, B12 - perfect. I'm tweeting this not to brag, but to encourage. Please go vegan. Our planet needs you to.

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I'm encouraged by the increasing use of the phrases 'climate emergency' and 'climate crisis' in place of 'climate change'. Very much nearer the mark.

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@IndieCamb This looks very promising, Anne!

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'Slaughter' - a terrible word for a terrible action. Why would anyone be happy to eat food that has involved 'slaughter'?

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I've just learned the word 'pathocracy'. Sadly, very much a word for our times. https://t.co/tBKySVQyJb