Friday, May 13th, 2011
The pen is mightier than the sword. That’s what they say. It’s bollocks of course. The only way a pen is mightier than a sword is if you manage to jab it in the eye of your sword-wielding opponent. Even then, you’d need two pens and a very good aim so a more accurate saying would be Two pens are potentially mightier than the sword if you’re lucky.
Anyhow, with all that clarified, it’s now time to inform you of a Thanet-wide writing competition. We might enter that last paragraph, so watch out. The theme is “This Place I Live”, first prize is £75, and the deadline is August 1. Get your pens out.
Full details can be found on Maggie Harris’s site.
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Shouldn’t that be Maggie Harris’ site?
It’s a prize for writing, not for pedantry.
However, I refer you to the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv57.shtml
Well there you go! Comprehensive education for you…I’m just grateful I can hold a pen…Is that where you get all your top tips from?
I actually use a sword to write with as I can never find a pen when I need one.