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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
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A ban on saying ‘no worries’? They don’t understand
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Haitch is for horrified: How my column launched a H-bomb
The haitch vs aitch debate is far from settled.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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What do you call a cardboard box designer? You ask, we try to answer
Some suggestions: paper-shaper, a cubist, a cartonist, a cat-home architect, a crease monkey, a chairman of the board, a manila folder and a Pratt.
- by David Astle
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