🕖 Off the Clock | Timeless & Timely | Scott Monty | Substack

🕖 Off the Clock

Fortnightly Saturday bonus content—thoughts that fall somewhere between Timeless & Timely, often about language, history, literature, or that are just plain fun.

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Unpaired Words

You may be plussed after reading this

Jun 21 •

Semicolonoscopy

Some call it unnecessary; to others, it is essential.

Jun 7 •

No. More. Periods.

May 24 •

Mnemonic Devices

Some techniques for remembering

May 10 •

The English language is like a box of chocolates

Apr 26 •

Shakespearean Insults, Part 2

Because one wasn't enough

Apr 12 •

Shakespearean Insults, Part 1

The next time someone annoys you, channel your inner Shakespeare and throw one of these epic insults their way.

Mar 29 •

A Reflective Oddity

Mar 15 •

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