Many of us lean on the phrase “you know” when we present, often without any awareness that we are doing so. It slips into our speech at the end of a clause or just before we launch the next idea. We do not usually mean it as a question. We use it as a bridge…

The UK Government announced today that it was banning the use of MOBILE phones in schools in England (Schools in England should be phone-free all day, education secretary says | Schools | The Guardian). The decision has had mixed responses. Those in favour see phones as a distraction, a source of ‘cheating’, and an unsafe…