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The first large-scale study of the Urban Dictionary provides unique insights into the way our language is evolving. 
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I’m sure the statement meant something to someone in the council. But the rest of us were left to guess what on earth the speaker was trying to say.
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Reporter grills PM over needing to think about his daughters to have empathy for Brittany Higgins: 'Shouldn’t you have thought about it as a human being?’
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Linguists concerned as regional languages dwindle amid push to strengthen uniform national identity
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Language matters. It matters how laws and treaties are written, and whether coal is “phased out” or “phased down”. It matters that news is truthful and that literature inspires.
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The Australian summer has provided its own colourful vocabulary over the years, from Spooners to speedos and bush walks to hikes.
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Ladybuggz, cooldudes and kinkygurls: our embarrassing digital footprints can come back to haunt us – but they’re also a source of nostalgia
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Moreland council in Melbourne’s north will commit to changing its title after being made aware it was named after a Jamaican sugar plantation that used slave labour.
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From rock concerts to press conferences, Mikey Webb is the much-loved Auslan interpreter who has graced our TV screens. His mission? To make Australia as inclusive for deaf people as it can be.
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From Shakespeare to the Australian Constitution (almost), mate is a short word with a long history. So how has the term evolved to become so recognisably Australian?
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“Can you imagine any other game where you can score points and win by using a racial epithet?” said Mattel’s head of global games. “It’s long overdue.”
BooBook Education's insight:
4 May 2021 Lingofile: Scrabble game maker Mattel is the latest company to make changes to its use of language, in an attempt to reflect modern attitudes and norms. This week’s worksheet takes a look at the debate around this latest move – is it cancel culture, political correctness gone mad, or just a sign of social expectations about language? Get the worksheet in the Members area of our website.
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BooBook Education's insight:
10 February 2021 Lingofile: this is a reference for this week's worksheet, which you can download from the Members area of our website. Sign in or sign up - no cost!
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A phrase that was broadly used in 2016 when Donald Trump first took hold of the White House has been crowned the “word of the decade”.
BooBook Education's insight:
10 February 2021Lingofile: This is one of the articles on which this week's worksheet is based.
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No matter how diligently the lexicographers hoard, English will continue shape-shifting.
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Research suggests Australia’s brand of politeness puts an emphasis on ‘being welcoming and showing solidarity’ … and ‘taking the piss’.
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Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame take aim at PM during National Press Club address
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US university puts Australianism in the linguistic naughty corner, but is it all a cultural misunderstanding?
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The first sign of a controlling relationship can be hard for teenagers to identify, but there are some behaviours to watch out for.
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We have been bombarded with negativity recently; but the English language is a treasure trove of joyous vocabulary, says Susie Dent, a lexicographer and etymologist
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French dictionary publisher Le Petit Robert chose to add “iel” — a gender-neutral merging of the masculine “il” (he) and the feminine “elle” (she) — to its latest online edition.
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An Australian sign language interpreter has become a Twitter sensation. Why?
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Orwellian is used to describe webcams, robodebt, deepfake videos, big government and vaccine passports. But which is it? They can’t all be right.
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Why ums, likes and y’knows aren’t verbal litter but filled pauses that add context, emphasis and meaning to our conversations
BooBook Education's insight:
18 May 2021 Lingofile: f you’ve ever listened to a recording of yourself speaking, you might have been surprised by the number of times you used fillers such as ‘um’, ‘uh’, ‘like’ and ‘y’know’. How do you feel when you hear these spoken language features in your or others conversation? This week’s Lingofile worksheet guides students’ note taking while they watch a6 minute video about pauses... with great graphics!
Download the worksheet in the members' area of our website. Membership is free.
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Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield will be sidelined “indefinitely” after being sent in for surgery on a syndesmosis tear in his right ankle.
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26 April 2021 Lingofile: Where better to find examples of rhetorical flourish than in sports commentary! This week’s worksheet looks at a piece from the AFL brimming with colourful descriptions and jargon, all contributing to an exercise on register. Check in to the Members section of our website to download the worksheet.
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BooBook Education's insight:
10 February 2021 Lingofile: this is a reference for this week's worksheet, which you can download from the Members area of our website. Sign in or sign up - no cost!
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The care we take to get names right is increasingly under scrutiny as Kamala Harris takes office. What message do we send when we get them wrong?
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Lingofile worksheet 29 January 2018. You will find the worksheet - a short research activity - in the members area of our website.