Shakespeare was a man who enjoyed the crack. Or even the "craic", as 97 per cent of Twitter users now spell it, according to a poll being carried out, even as I write, by Róisín Ingle. But the Bard, ...

I used to lament the Gaelicisation of that fine old Anglo-Scottish word “crack”. Seeing it spelt as “craic” would set my teeth on edge, as it did the teeth of this paper’s late, great lexicographer ...

Are you someone who gives a loose doo-doo (a limp handshake) with a frozen wrist (covered in diamond jewellery)? Have you ever visited Chocolate City (Washington DC)? Are you a hog (boss) who likes to ...