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Fiction, Some of the best 'My Word' newspaper columns have been brought together in this entertaining book to challenge our thoughts on the English language. What did stripper Gypsy Rose Lee think of the word ecdysiast?Should Thomas Crapper be blamed for one of the coarser words in our language?Why do editors like reports about sex, religion and politics?Read about the minister of religion who didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he was told his book had been banned.Why did the song 'Little Boy Lost' bomb overseas after its amazing success in Australia?What did the journalist mean with a report that began 'weighing ten tonnes, police said ...'"If a man described his wife as pulchritudinous, would that be a catastrophe?And what was the tragic story behind 'sweet FA'? Each of the essays published here deals with a word, a manner of speech or an issue that will interest Australians. In these pages a retired newspaper editor comments on some of the quirks, some of the common mistakes and a few of the issues that have made our language so interesting and frustrating. eBook.

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Some of the best 'My Word' newspaper columns have been brought together in this entertaining book to challenge our thoughts on the English language. What did stripper Gypsy Rose Lee think of the word ecdysiast?Should Thomas Crapper be blamed for one of the coarser words in our language?Why do editors like reports about sex religion and politics? Read about the minister of religion who didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he was told his book had been banned. Among the 84 newspaper columns collected here is the touching story of a mother's love for a daughter who can never respond. Why did the song 'Little Boy Lost' bomb overseas after its amazing success in Australia?What did the journalist mean with a report that began 'weighing ten tonnes police said.'"If a man described his wife as pulchritudinous would that be a catastrophe?And what was the tragic story behind 'sweet FA'"Each of the essays published here deals with a word a manner of speech or an issue that will interest Australians. In these pages a retired newspaper editor comments on some of the quirks some of the common mistakes and a few of the issues that have made our language so interesting and frustrating.

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Some of the best "My Word" newspaper columns have been brought together in this entertaining book to challenge our thoughts on the English language.What did stripper Gypsy Rose Lee think of the word ecdysiast?Should Thomas Crapper be blamed for one of the coarser words in our language?Why do editors like reports about sex religion and politics? Read about the minister of religion who didn"t know whether to laugh or cry when he was told his book had been banned.Among the 84 newspaper columns coll... Some of the best "My Word" newspaper columns have been brought together in this entertaining book to challenge our thoughts on the English language.What did stripper Gypsy Rose Lee think of the word ecdysiast?Should Thomas Crapper be blamed for one of the coarser words in our language?Why do editors like reports about sex religion and politics? Read about the minister of religion who didn"t know whether to laugh or cry when he was told his book had been banned.Among the 84 newspaper columns collected here is the touching story of a mother"s love for a daughter who can never respond.Why did the song "Little Boy Lost" bomb overseas after its amazing success in Australia?What did the journalist mean with a report that began "weighing ten tonnes police said...""If a man described his wife as pulchritudinous would that be a catastrophe?And what was the tragic story behind "sweet FA""Each of the essays published here deals with a word a manner of speech or an issue that will interest Australians.In these pages a retired newspaper editor comments on some of the quirks some of the common mistakes and a few of the issues that have made our language so interesting and frustrating.Taal: Engels;Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe;Bestandsgrootte: 0.28 MB;Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ;Printrechten: Het printen van de pagina's is niet toegestaan;Voorleesfunctie: De voorleesfunctie is uitgeschakeld;Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible met Adobe DRM). Telefoons/tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac met Adobe reader software;Verschijningsdatum: maart 2011;ISBN10: 1877006475;ISBN13: 9781877006470; Engelstalig | Ebook | 2011.

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Laurie Barber has had a distinguished career as a journalist. After completing his schooling at Newcastle and Quirindi, he worked with The Inverell Times (four times), the Maitland Mercury, Sydney Morning Herald, Northern Daily Leader, Newcastle Herald and Sun and Gold Coast Bulletin before completing his career with the Port Macquarie News and associated publications. As editor and manager he led regional newspapers to many major industry awards. He gained commendations in the Graham Perkin Award for Australia's Journalist of the year, as well as NSW country journalist of the year awards, and was listed in the 1980 worldwide 'Golden Dozen' for editorial writers as announced by the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. His chief interest as a copy editor has been in encouraging journalists and others to take greater pride in our language. He wrote for Country Press Australia the style book Please Print, in its fourth printing, and wrote Massacre at Myall Creek, in limited production. The newspaper column My Word started in 1995 and now appears in many Rural Press/Fairfax papers in several states. Laurie is patron of the Hastings Fellowship of Writers. He has been active in regional community service. He was named as a life member of Jaycees as well as being a Rotary district governor, retaining a strong interest in Rotary and other community activities. He represented New South Wales as a basketball referee and completed fifty years as a referee. Laurie lives at Port Macquarie with his wife Glenda. They have four children - Tracey, Shane, Gary and Stephanie - and ten grandchildren. Paperback, Label: Sid Harta Publishers Pty Ltd, Sid Harta Publishers Pty Ltd, Product group: Book, Published: 2010-03-01, Studio: Sid Harta Publishers Pty Ltd, Sales rank: 17443060.

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From Acronyms to Zambuks and a Stripper Named Gypsy Rose: Short Essays on the Use and Abuse of Our Language, From Acronyms to Zambuks and a Stripper Named Gypsy Rose: Short Essays on the Use and Abuse of Our Language.

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