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David Astle

The internet is threatening the dictionary. Can we still save it?

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06.11.2025 8

David Astle

The internet is threatening the dictionary. Can we still save it?

At a time when language is mutating faster than ever, dictionaries are on life support.

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David Astle

The internet is threatening the dictionary. Can we still save it?

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David Astle

The ultimate zomcom: How one word ate the dictionary

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David Astle

The ultimate zomcom: How one word ate the dictionary

It started with voodoo, got a shout-out in a Men At Work hit, and now perfectly captures our age of anxiety and ghosting.

31.10.2025 5

David Astle

The ultimate zomcom: How one word ate the dictionary

It started with voodoo, got a shout-out in a Men At Work hit, and now perfectly captures our age of anxiety and ghosting.

31.10.2025 1

David Astle

The ultimate zomcom: How one word ate the dictionary

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31.10.2025 2

David Astle

Everyone’s committing crimes against literacy, even Meghan Markle

Word watchers, pedants after my own heart, won’t let anything slide. Definitely not Meghan’s “elevate”.

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David Astle

Everyone’s committing crimes against literacy, even Meghan Markle

Word watchers, pedants after my own heart, won’t let anything slide. Definitely not Meghan’s “elevate”.

25.10.2025 10

David Astle

Everyone’s committing crimes against literacy, even Meghan Markle

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25.10.2025 10

David Astle

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25.10.2025 8

David Astle

Where were you when ‘eugenics’ had a viral moment?

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18.10.2025 10

David Astle

Where were you when ‘eugenics’ had a viral moment?

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David Astle

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The best way to mark time, it seems, is through newsy look-up words.

18.10.2025 10

David Astle

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18.10.2025 10

David Astle

Boozy brunch and taking the piss: Is American English finally giving in?

We’ve long despaired about the American impact on English – but the tide is turning.

10.10.2025 10

David Astle

Boozy brunch and taking the piss: Is American English finally giving in?

We’ve long despaired about the American impact on English – but the tide is turning.

10.10.2025 10

David Astle

Boozy brunch and taking the piss: Is American English finally giving in?

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10.10.2025 9

David Astle

Boozy brunch and taking the piss: Is American English finally giving in?

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10.10.2025 8

David Astle

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03.10.2025 10

David Astle

You’re carrying 432 people right now (and 424 are dudes)

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03.10.2025 10

David Astle

You’re carrying 432 people right now (and 424 are dudes)

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03.10.2025 10

David Astle

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03.10.2025 5

David Astle

Margot Robbie gets these signature Australianisms, do you?

We’re not here to f--- spiders, so let’s track the source of some famous local slang.

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David Astle

Margot Robbie gets these signature Australianisms, do you?

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26.09.2025 10

David Astle

Margot Robbie gets these signature Australianisms, do you?

We’re not here to f--- spiders, so let’s track the source of some famous local slang.

26.09.2025 10

David Astle

Margot Robbie gets these signature Australianisms, do you?

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26.09.2025 9

David Astle

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20.09.2025 9

David Astle

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20.09.2025 10

David Astle

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20.09.2025 10

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20.09.2025 8

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Lost in translation: Why bots battle with Aussie sarcasm

“Yeah, nah” is still a quantum leap for artificial intelligence.

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David Astle

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12.09.2025 8

David Astle

Lost in translation: Why bots battle with Aussie sarcasm

“Yeah, nah” is still a quantum leap for artificial intelligence.

12.09.2025 7

David Astle

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What a dead man’s cousin and a talking horse have in common

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What a dead man’s cousin and a talking horse have in common

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06.09.2025 10

David Astle

What a dead man’s cousin and a talking horse have in common

It’s the reason grammar matters – yet not to the absolute.

06.09.2025 10

David Astle

What a dead man’s cousin and a talking horse have in common

It’s the reason grammar matters – yet not to the absolute.

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David Astle

Labubu, skibidi and delulu enter their dictionary era, for better or worse

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David Astle

Labubu, skibidi and delulu enter their dictionary era, for better or worse

The TikTok generation’s linguistic influence is getting the official tick of approval.

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The TikTok generation’s linguistic influence is getting the official tick of approval.

30.08.2025 3

David Astle

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I opened my radio show to listeners’ biggest peeves. The phone lines flooded

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David Astle

I opened my radio show to listeners’ biggest peeves. The phone lines flooded

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23.08.2025 6

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23.08.2025 6

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I opened my radio show to listeners’ biggest peeves. The phone lines flooded

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23.08.2025 9

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Melbourne’s most famous coffee is magic. But who gets to claim it?

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