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Julian Burnside - Doublespeak - 1 views

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  • Madeleine Cox on 09 Jun 11
     
    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.'
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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
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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".
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like - 0 views

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    The Urban Dictionary definitions of "like"... including video clip.
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The Evolution of the Geek - 2 views

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    Useful for any unit exploring stereotypes and language change.
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The Reinvention of Literature [Well Played] - 0 views

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  • Madeleine Cox on 13 Jul 11
     
    Literature transformed into a new medium: video game or "theater" as Brian Crecente suggests...
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Language and Linguistics site - comment on Banned List - 0 views

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  • Madeleine Cox on 21 Jul 11
     
    Comment on journalist John Rentoul's 'Banned List'
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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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