Parents have no doubt heard all the classic grumbles from children and teenagers. From “It’s not fair!” to “Not spinach again!” and our personal favourite, “Why do I have to do all the work?” All ...

Everybody grumbles—it’s a basic human behavior. Still, it sometimes seems as though everybody’s doing it more. Last week, I spent the day keeping track of my social interactions, asking myself what ...

On his reality show, The Apprentice, Donald Trump came across as a tough leader. He would look people in the eye and declare, with a finger for emphasis, “You’re fired.” But in real life, that doesn’t ...

Grunt and Grumble is the language of rural life, the patois of builders and contractors, farmers and volunteer firefighters. It has the rhythms of a David Mamet play. Sentences go unfinished, ...

BBC Radio Sheffield's Praise or Grumble programme is the original radio phone-in programme. Find out how it all started, listen to our interviews with presenters past and present and we pick some ...