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Julian Burnside - Doublespeak - 1 views

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    A program transcript of Australian Barrister Julian Burnside's 2005 speech on the topic of 'doublespeak' (a term he coined to refer to words created and used to 'cloak' meaning). This is taken from the ABC Radio website.
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Views: The Facebook Mirror - Inside Higher Ed - 2 views

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    'The problem with Facebook is that it nurtures one of writing teachers' greatest foes -- the teenage fantasy that writers write only to themselves and to those who are just like them.'
Madeleine Cox

The news coverage of the Norway mass-killings was fact-free conjecture - 0 views

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    Guardian journalist criticises speculation generated by news coverage
Madeleine Cox

It's, like, so common - 1 views

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    Article responding to actress Emma Thompson's view of the (over)use of the word "like".
Madeleine Cox

like - 0 views

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    The Urban Dictionary definitions of "like"... including video clip.
Madeleine Cox

The Evolution of the Geek - 2 views

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    Useful for any unit exploring stereotypes and language change.
Madeleine Cox

The Reinvention of Literature [Well Played] - 0 views

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    Literature transformed into a new medium: video game or "theater" as Brian Crecente suggests...
Madeleine Cox

Language and Linguistics site - comment on Banned List - 0 views

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    Comment on journalist John Rentoul's 'Banned List'
Madeleine Cox

The Independent newspaper - banned cliches - 0 views

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    Journalist blog post on cliched phrases he wants banned. Follow up on Twitter for an ever-growing list (and debate)...
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