What happens if we gobblefunk around with words?

harms, hubris and honesty

If I was in charge of universities I would make Roald Dahl’s 1982 story, “The BFG”¹ compulsory reading for all healthcare professionals.

“Gobblethunk”, the word play and puns language spoken by the BFG, was inspired by Patricia Neal’s post-stroke speech disorder. The Oscar winning actress, and Dahl’s wife, had parietal lobe damage and associated word fin…