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Communities utilise their utensils

Getting tooled-up can be a good thing.

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Collectivism doesn’t have to be a bore

Just don’t leave your neighbours in a hole.

Donald Duck

Business up top, party below: The origins of Donald Ducking

Be honest, how often have you Donald Ducked?

  • David Astle
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Jeepster’s out of juice

But Maggie makes the cut.

A jitter entered the lexicon after US President Donald Trump was elected in late 2016.

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.

  • David Astle
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When tram ad trauma went off the rails

And crafty types drew a bead on recycling.

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Just like Coke and pizza, ok is a word known to most languages.

What do we mean when we say OK?

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

  • David Astle
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How’s this for openers?

It’s got a rather buxom bouquet.

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Repurposing? Try this for starters

From the offshore to the altruistic.

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

Will AI make me obsolete? You be the judge

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

  • David Astle