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Brisbane Times

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Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Ten years ago, the world changed. It’s hard to pinpoint the moment, but hints lie in the dictionary updates.

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WA Today

David Astle

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Ten years ago, the world changed. It’s hard to pinpoint the moment, but hints lie in the dictionary updates.

previous day 8

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Ten years ago, the world changed. It’s hard to pinpoint the moment, but hints lie in the dictionary updates.

previous day 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Why does everything feel so surreal? The word that defined a decade

Ten years ago, the world changed. It’s hard to pinpoint the moment, but hints lie in the dictionary updates.

previous day 10

The Age

David Astle

What do we mean when we say OK?

What do we mean when we say OK?

In honour of OK Day, let’s track its story from o to k.

04.04.2026 10

WA Today

David Astle

What do we mean when we say OK?

What do we mean when we say OK?

In honour of OK Day, let’s track its story from o to k.

04.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

What do we mean when we say OK?

What do we mean when we say OK?

In honour of OK Day, let’s track its story from o to k.

04.04.2026 10

The Age

David Astle

What do we mean when we say OK?

What do we mean when we say OK?

In honour of OK Day, let’s track its story from o to k.

04.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Will AI make me obsolete? You be the judge

There are ghost-writers in the machine, and it’s getting uncomfortable.

28.03.2026 10

WA Today

David Astle

Will AI make me obsolete? You be the judge

There are ghost-writers in the machine, and it’s getting uncomfortable.

28.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Will AI make me obsolete? You be the judge

There are ghost-writers in the machine, and it’s getting uncomfortable.

28.03.2026 20

The Age

David Astle

Will AI make me obsolete? You be the judge

There are ghost-writers in the machine, and it’s getting uncomfortable.

28.03.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Do you hunker or bunker down? A word expert answers your questions

Our language teems with these close cousins, like wiggle or wriggle room.

21.03.2026 20

WA Today

David Astle

Do you hunker or bunker down? A word expert answers your questions

Our language teems with these close cousins, like wiggle or wriggle room.

21.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Do you hunker or bunker down? A word expert answers your questions

Our language teems with these close cousins, like wiggle or wriggle room.

21.03.2026 10

The Age

David Astle

Do you hunker or bunker down? A word expert answers your questions

Our language teems with these close cousins, like wiggle or wriggle room.

21.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Astle

From Sabrina Carpenter to J.Lo, when did everything get so code-coded?

Charting the rise of the suffix of the moment.

13.03.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

From Sabrina Carpenter to J.Lo, when did everything get so code-coded?

Charting the rise of the suffix of the moment.

13.03.2026 20

The Age

David Astle

From Sabrina Carpenter to J.Lo, when did everything get so code-coded?

Charting the rise of the suffix of the moment.

13.03.2026 20

WA Today

David Astle

From Sabrina Carpenter to J.Lo, when did everything get so code-coded?

Charting the rise of the suffix of the moment.

13.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Do you live in one of Australia’s most oddly named towns?

Show me the way to Peter the Swede.

06.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Do you live in one of Australia’s most oddly named towns?

Show me the way to Peter the Swede.

06.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Do you live in one of Australia’s most oddly named towns?

Show me the way to Peter the Swede.

06.03.2026 30

WA Today

David Astle

Do you live in one of Australia’s most oddly named towns?

Show me the way to Peter the Swede.

06.03.2026 30

The Age

David Astle

Schitt’s speak: How Catherine O’Hara turned the dictionary into a diva

Name any episode and you’ll meet the winsome litany of mercurial Moira-isms, winsome and mercurial included.

18.02.2026 20

The Age

David Astle

Schitt’s speak: How Catherine O’Hara turned the dictionary into a diva

Name any episode and you’ll meet the winsome litany of mercurial Moira-isms, winsome and mercurial included.

18.02.2026 20

WA Today

David Astle

Schitt’s speak: How Catherine O’Hara turned the dictionary into a diva

Name any episode and you’ll meet the winsome litany of mercurial Moira-isms, winsome and mercurial included.

18.02.2026 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Schitt’s speak: How Catherine O’Hara turned the dictionary into a diva

Name any episode and you’ll meet the winsome litany of mercurial Moira-isms, winsome and mercurial included.

18.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Wordle just repeated a solution – and fans now fear the worst

The puzzle’s fans are pondering the question: is Wordle running out of words?

10.02.2026 10

WA Today

David Astle

Wordle just repeated a solution – and fans now fear the worst

The puzzle’s fans are pondering the question: is Wordle running out of words?

10.02.2026 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Wordle just repeated a solution – and fans now fear the worst

The puzzle’s fans are pondering the question: is Wordle running out of words?

10.02.2026 10

The Age

David Astle

Wordle just repeated a solution – and fans now fear the worst

The puzzle’s fans are pondering the question: is Wordle running out of words?

10.02.2026 6

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Millennials have finally found their own villain: Meet Jessica

She’s the aggressively earnest, almond-milk-coded successor to the throne, wearing a crisp linen blouse and ankle boots.

29.01.2026 10

WA Today

David Astle

Millennials have finally found their own villain: Meet Jessica

She’s the aggressively earnest, almond-milk-coded successor to the throne, wearing a crisp linen blouse and ankle boots.

29.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Millennials have finally found their own villain: Meet Jessica

She’s the aggressively earnest, almond-milk-coded successor to the throne, wearing a crisp linen blouse and ankle boots.

29.01.2026 10

The Age

David Astle

Millennials have finally found their own villain: Meet Jessica

She’s the aggressively earnest, almond-milk-coded successor to the throne, wearing a crisp linen blouse and ankle boots.

29.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Forget skibidi: Why Austria fell for a moose and Iceland crowned a parking fine

Take a trip through the world’s weirdest Words of the Year – from Danish “iron fields” to Portugal’s year of the blackout. And not a 67 in sight.

23.01.2026 20

WA Today

David Astle

Forget skibidi: Why Austria fell for a moose and Iceland crowned a parking fine

Take a trip through the world’s weirdest Words of the Year – from Danish “iron fields” to Portugal’s year of the blackout. And not a 67 in sight.

23.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Forget skibidi: Why Austria fell for a moose and Iceland crowned a parking fine

Take a trip through the world’s weirdest Words of the Year – from Danish “iron fields” to Portugal’s year of the blackout. And not a 67 in sight.

23.01.2026 20

The Age

David Astle

Forget skibidi: Why Austria fell for a moose and Iceland crowned a parking fine

Take a trip through the world’s weirdest Words of the Year – from Danish “iron fields” to Portugal’s year of the blackout. And not a 67 in sight.

23.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Lay down or lie down? The grammar errors that drive readers to distraction

From 100 per cent to the ancient origins of the “parting shot”, these are linguistic quirks that keep readers up at night.

26.12.2025 20

WA Today

David Astle

Lay down or lie down? The grammar errors that drive readers to distraction

From 100 per cent to the ancient origins of the “parting shot”, these are linguistic quirks that keep readers up at night.

26.12.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

Lay down or lie down? The grammar errors that drive readers to distraction

From 100 per cent to the ancient origins of the “parting shot”, these are linguistic quirks that keep readers up at night.

26.12.2025 10

The Age

David Astle

Lay down or lie down? The grammar errors that drive readers to distraction

From 100 per cent to the ancient origins of the “parting shot”, these are linguistic quirks that keep readers up at night.

26.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Astle

From bird-dogging to undorsing, political pollywaffle has hit a new peak

The Canberra glossary keeps expanding.

19.12.2025 20

WA Today

David Astle

From bird-dogging to undorsing, political pollywaffle has hit a new peak

The Canberra glossary keeps expanding.

19.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle

From bird-dogging to undorsing, political pollywaffle has hit a new peak

The Canberra glossary keeps expanding.

19.12.2025 10

The Age

David Astle

From bird-dogging to undorsing, political pollywaffle has hit a new peak

The Canberra glossary keeps expanding.

19.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Astle

Still despairing about 67? You’ll be OK, Boomer

You don’t have to love this year’s new lingo but it’s here to stay.

12.12.2025 10

WA Today

David Astle

Still despairing about 67? You’ll be OK, Boomer

You don’t have to love this year’s new lingo but it’s here to stay.

12.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Astle