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Blog postToday I feel completely hungover. I haven’t had any alcohol at all in weeks.I didn’t eat the bread or the fries that came with last night’s burger. I’m hydrated. This is just my fibromyalgia being a complete jerk. By the time I get to work, I will have drawn on every acting skill I have— and […]
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Blog postZarf is a word you might never have heard or used, but it relates to something with which most of us are quite familiar. These days, the word zarf refers to that cardboard or silicone band on a portable coffee cup that insulates it and stops your fingers getting too hot while holding your drink. […]
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Blog postI do the love the Macquarie Dictionary. It is the dictionary of Australian English, expressive of all classes and of our multicultural society. Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with it because of my frequent reference to it in my word-nerdy posts. Today, though, the editors excelled themselves. On the day when Facebook […]
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Blog postPhoto by Francesca Zama on Pexels.com How ironicThat you don’t like itWhen I stand up for myself:You’re the oneWhose weapon wordsGave me real-time trainingIn the art of self defence.Had I not learnedTo deflect your contemptAnd resist your hateful words,I would not be here today. You prompted my resistance,Inspired my defiance,And forced my indifferenceTo anything else…
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Blog postWe all know the basic elements of writing a sentence in English: starting with a capital letter and finishing with some kind of ending punctuation appropriate to the form of the sentence, be it a statement, a question or an exclamation. Most people have mastered the fact that each sentence should communicate one key idea, […]
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Blog postAs Victoria enters a five day lockdown designed to halt the spread of that dratted virus after its recent escape from a quarantine hotel, there’s a lot of kvetching going on. Yes, it’s our third lockdown. Yes, we all saw this coming when the Australian Open was allowed to go ahead. Naturally, we’d all rather […]
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Blog postA week ago I had an epidural spinal injection into my lower back to treat constant sciatic pain. One week later, I have good things to report.After a rough couple of days following the injection, things started to improve. I’m very happy to report that I’m doing much better now. Because the weekend was difficult, […]
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Blog postIt’s Valentines Day on the weekend, and while I don’t pay a lot of attention to the day, I do think it’s a good opportunity to offer something to my readers. Think of it as a small token of my appreciation, if you will. Among the numerous short reads over at wordynerdbirdwrites , you’ll find […]
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Blog postThis fascinating article appeared on my Twitter feed this morning. It’s healthy to be reminded that the things we do with language to make it vivid and powerful are not just the domain of the English language: indeed, to imagine so would be both insular and ignorant. Given that English is such a mutt of […]
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Blog postIf there’s something word nerds love, it’s word-nerdy books. Personally, I love a great dictionary or thesaurus. I also enjoy books that explore different aspects of the English language and how we use it. These three books are books I have particularly enjoyed over recent months. Word Perfect by Susie Dent This is a wonderful […]
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