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About Erik Brown

About Erik Brown

Erik Brown is a former editor of the late, lamented Estates Times, which merged with Property Week in the 1990s. In 1989, he co-founded a publishing company that survives to this day. Now semi-retired, he writes every day, mostly for fun and occasionally for a fee.

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In praise of short words

In praise of short words

by | Jul 5, 2022

The words you use say a lot about you. It’s obvious. If you say 'utilise' instead of use, or 'facilitate' instead of do or make, you’re sending out a signal to the world,...

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