Anomalies of the English Language
Duncan Bickley
- Regions:
- Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, London, Surrey, Kent, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: Fees start at £50 for local talks, Expenses charged in accord with Govt Guidlines
- Category:
- Humanities
- Updated:
- 21st October 2026
- Tagged:
- | Funny Poems | Humour | English Grammar | Monologues
Entitled a "Mixed Bag of Fish", my talk examines the amusing anomalies I have collected from the English Language and how they have played a part in our National Sense of Humour. It covers mixed metaphors, malapropisms, tautology, oxymorons, homophones and monologues.
Views: 13 | Enquiries: 0About Duncan Bickley
I am a retired Commercial Helicopter Pilot, Instructor, Examiner and Instructor Trainer with over 20 years and 7,500 hours of onshore helicopter flying experience. I ran my own helicopter company based at Cambridge airport for most of my career and flew sorties that included commercial charter, photography and filming tasks, geographical surveys and critical component delivery. In addition to being a pilot I have worked in Merchant Banking, as a DJ, MC, Entertainer and Event Commentator and I am also a serial quiz show contestant.
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