What’s all this about, then?

English Wanted ran from 2018 as the shopfront for my editing and proofreading business before I turned my attention to web design. A blog happily chugged along in tow, and rather than lose those articles, I’ve retrieved the best bits and offer them here for your entertainment and erudition. Will there be more? I hope so. Keep coming back and see.

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Alex studied Classical Greek and Latin before taking his degree in English (including Anglo-Saxon and Linguistics). Born in the English Midlands, he now lives and works in the Czech Republic.