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203: Modern Australian Usage (featuring Nicholas Hudson)

5 May 2015 / / Comments Off on 203: Modern Australian Usage (featuring Nicholas Hudson)

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…

171: Word Crimes 2

5 August 2014 / / Comments Off on 171: Word Crimes 2

Weird Al Yankovic’s song “Word Crimes” combines grammar with music, and it’s fun to listen to.

But linguists are pointing out that these word crimes are not so felonious after all.

Linguist Daniel Midgley continues the investigation on this episode …

170: Word Crimes 1

29 July 2014 / / Comments Off on 170: Word Crimes 1

Weird Al Yankovic’s new parody “Word Crimes” is chock-full of grammar advice — but is it good advice?

Or is it just a three-minute-long language peeve session? What should we take from the song, and what should best be left …

149: Tongue Twisters

4 February 2014 / / Comments Off on 149: Tongue Twisters

Do you like rubber baby buggy bumpers? Or big black bug’s blood?

Tongue twisters are fun, but they’re also a serious area of study. MIT researchers think they may have found the world’s toughest tongue twister. Why are tongue twisters …

136: Punctuation Day

24 September 2013 / / Comments Off on 136: Punctuation Day

Punctuation Day is happening this week, so it’s time to take a look at the marks we use to convey emotion and give structure to our sentences.

But things are changing. Is the humble slash becoming a word? What’s an …

16: Letters and Hyphens

22 March 2011 / / Comments Off on 16: Letters and Hyphens

Letters are letters, but the Internet gives them a new existence.

Linguist Daniel Midgley looks at what’s happening to the e in email, examines the i in your iPad, and puts the x in sex. All on this …

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