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Keep the measurements, give me the dollops and drizzles
Data rules our lives, numbers and percentages. Every reason to preserve the guesstimates.
- by David Astle
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Pardon me? When machines deliver the wrong massage
The more we rely on technology, the greater the mishap ratio.
- by David Astle
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A Walkley down memory lane of the best headlines that Packered a punch
I read with a touch of sadness that the Walkleys have “retired” the headline-writing category. It’s still the most fun thing about working in newspapers.
- by Paul Dyer
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Heading on a winter holiday? Then help me answer this question
It’s a semantic debate that’s got me stuffed.
- by David Astle
What do Bluey and Barry Humphries have in common?
Both the man and the dog have helped further the bawdy carnival that is Aussie English.
- by David Astle
Happy deathday? We need a word to mark the commemoration of loss
Anniversary feels wrong. But English doesn’t appear to offer much else.
- by David Astle
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Column 8
Swinging from the chandelier
Rubber bands join plastic and Keith Richards on the Indestructibles list.