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Gerbils in the ranks
Opinion
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Gerbils in the ranks

Is the MAGA cap the new mortarboard?

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From Klingon to Elvish, what’s your favourite made-up language?
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From Klingon to Elvish, what’s your favourite made-up language?

Because sometimes it’s words that help make the make-believe more believable.

  • by David Astle
A ban on saying ‘no worries’? They don’t understand
Opinion
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A ban on saying ‘no worries’? They don’t understand

First they came for rizz, sus, iconic and artisanal – now they’re coming for a phrase we need.

  • by David Astle
When honesty is the blast policy
Opinion
Column 8

When honesty is the blast policy

And baseball is a series of parochial events.

Shut the gate!
Opinion
Column 8

Shut the gate!

The source has bolted.

Haitch is for horrified: How my column launched a H-bomb
Opinion
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Haitch is for horrified: How my column launched a H-bomb

The haitch vs aitch debate is far from settled.

  • by David Astle
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Prodding for a penalty
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Column 8

Prodding for a penalty

And praying for a safe pair of hands.

The joy of elongated storage
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Column 8

The joy of elongated storage

But some readers pull the wool.

Here, there and everywhen: The English language has a tense problem
Opinion
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Here, there and everywhen: The English language has a tense problem

What do you do when the past, present and future collide all at once?

  • by David Astle
The great divide: how do you pronounce the letter H?
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The great divide: how do you pronounce the letter H?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Aitchers and haitchers.

  • by David Astle
From bogan to susso, the 100 words that define Australia
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From bogan to susso, the 100 words that define Australia

From hoon to halal snack pack, this book records the unique, sacrosanct, larrikin, evolving dialect we share.

  • by David Astle

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