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?’
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.
Language reflects – and can even define – who we are. So a little respect, please, for its rules.
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.
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.
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?
“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.”
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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.
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!
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
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.
Why ums, likes and y’knows aren’t verbal litter but filled pauses that add context, emphasis and meaning to our conversations
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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.
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.
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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Lingofile worksheet 29 January 2018. You will find the worksheet - a short research activity - in the members area of our website.