With words always gaining new meanings,setting crosswords is no piece of cake.
Justice Lee’s Lehrmann judgment – and,perhaps,his TV diet – issued a new word into the public’s consciousness.
Grammar pedants have been swift to judge,but pop often plays loose with punctuation.
Suffering from rumourism? You’ll need a courtesan shot for that.
No other movie matches this local classic’s linguistic legacy.
Our language loves colourful terms for time and quantity,but their imprecision presents challenges.
Our language can be shaded with good or bad intentions,depending on the speaker.
But does algospeak risk underplaying serious issues?
One new decree drew 500 likes:“A zero-shame policy for pronouncing words you’ve only ever seen in print.”
Research shows endangered species are more likely to get help if their names sound positive,but could renaming open a (tou)can of worms?
These word dilemmas are real hot potatoes.