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INTRODUCTION Language in all its forms is a happening thing and being the senior groover that I am, I’ve tagged my top ten inanities of the spoken and written domains. Any suggestions regarding titles to be added to the list would be welcomed. THE TOP TEN We need to have a conversation When a sprouting babe enters the world in 2019, his/ her immediate needs won’t be nourishment or warmth but to become engaged in a bloody conversation………. if only at babbling levels. Such is the prevalence and ‘outreach’ of this simple statement. Whilst it is most recognisable in oral mode, you do see increasing examples of it in print. ‘Conversations’ infest news and current affairs shows and ‘having one’ is seen as the panacea for all life’s ills and monstrosities. An actual listing of how many, and who, should be participants in scheduled ‘conversations’ is never revealed but I’m guessing the more the merrier, depending on the topic of course. The new stadiums being ere...