Macquarie Dictionary Blog: Archives
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Mummy blogging
Jan 30, 2013 | 0 Comments
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One word, two words
Jan 25, 2013 | 5 Comments
When a 'word' contains more than one word, why do we still refer to it as a word?
When a dictionary talks about a 'word' what we are really referring to is a lexical unit or lexical item. In this sense, a 'word' can be made up of a single word or a sequence of words as long as they make up a unit of meaning. Read more...
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Do you suffer from Phantom Vibration Syndrome?
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 Comments
An entry from Word of the Year 2012
It is remarkable how many of us seem to experience this at some point or other and so psychologists are now attempting to come to grips with it. Read more...
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50 shades of mummy porn
Jan 17, 2013 | 0 Comments
An entry from Word of the Year 2012
Who would have expected a growth publishing market to be suburban erotica for women? Read more...
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What is a peachcot?
Jan 14, 2013 | 0 Comments
A entry from Word of the Year 2012
Fruitgrowers have been getting fancy and blending their stonefruit. Read more...
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Word of the Year 2012: Voting Open
Jan 07, 2013 | 0 Comments
How will 2012 define us?
Peachcot, yarn bombing, fiscal cliff, cock-block, jorts, diabesity, mummy blog, frape, mummy porn ... which is your word of 2012? Read more...