When writers need advice, they turn to editors, and Nicholas Hudson is a formidable presence in the editing world.
But how does his advice stack up linguistically? And what do Australian writers need to know?
Author and editor Nicholas Hudson speaks with linguist Daniel Midgley on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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Show notes
Ocky, plonko and shornie… There are 2000 new Aussie words in the Oxford Dictionaries
http://www.news.com.au/national/ocky-plonko-and-shornie-there-are-2000-new-aussie-words-in-the-oxford-dictionaries/story-fncynjr2-1227327980081
How the language you speak changes your view of the world
https://theconversation.com/how-the-language-you-speak-changes-your-view-of-the-world-40721
Think your world view is fixed? Learn another language and you’ll think differently
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/27/world-view-learn-another-language
German doesn’t have a progressive aspect
http://german.about.com/library/anfang/blanfang04b.htm
Comment thread on Reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/34aefq/question_about_recent_study_into_bilingual_world/
Nicholas Hudson: Bio
http://editorsvictoria.org/publications/9-uncategorised/113-nick-hudson-awarded-1995
Modern Australian Usage
http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781760111557
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/
Zenosyne: The Sense That Time Keeps Going Faster
http://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/post/117535941935/life-is-short-and-life-is-long-but-not-in-that
Wiktionary: Zeno
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zeno
Wiktionary: Syne
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/syne
Why Time Feels Like It Passes Quicker as You Get Older
http://lifehacker.com/why-time-feels-like-it-passes-quicker-as-you-get-older-1536099982
Why Time Goes Faster as You Get Older
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201004/why-time-goes-faster-you-get-older
Image credit: http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9781760111557
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