Tag: language
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Some Words We Lost Down the Back of the Couch
Read more: Some Words We Lost Down the Back of the CouchIf I could give one thing to America, it would be a gift basket of words it has forgotten it ever had.
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As You Grow, Some Old Shoots Must Wither
Read more: As You Grow, Some Old Shoots Must WitherBushwalk is such a gloriously Aussie word. While Americans vigorously hike and the English ramble or roam, Australians, mate, we just go for a walk, you know, in the bush.
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Reserving Judgment
Read more: Reserving JudgmentThe word justice might be relatively new but the concept has been with us a long time, probably forever.
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Scarfing the Chips on Our Shoulders
Read more: Scarfing the Chips on Our ShouldersThere is a strong reflection of the Australian character in the words we use to describe taking and eating food. We pilfer, snaffle or filch; and then scarf it down before anyone notices.
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Boxing Clever
Read more: Boxing CleverWhat is with America’s obsession with boxes? We lift the lid and try to find out.
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I Guess That’s Why They Call it The Blues
Read more: I Guess That’s Why They Call it The BluesWhy when we are depressed are we “blue?” I am having a bad day, so it’s time to find out.
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Read more: Don’t Worry, Be HappyIs having a carefree attitude irresponsible in an ethically complex world?
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Hidden Tiny Tales of Tragedy
Read more: Hidden Tiny Tales of TragedySome words are utilitarian. Some carry the history of an entire culture.
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Heroes, Just for One Day
Read more: Heroes, Just for One DayIt is said that my generation doesn’t have heroes. We do, it’s just … complicated.
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English, across the zees
Read more: English, across the zeesOh, that hurt. I have Americanized my website, swapping esses for zees, swapping licence for license and removing that all-important letter u from color.
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