Bibliograph

The aitch factor, adventures in Australian English, Susan Butler

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The aitch factor, adventures in Australian English, Susan Butler

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The aitch factor

Nature of contents

indexes

Responsibility statement

Susan Butler

Sub title

adventures in Australian English

Summary

or thirty years, Macquarie Dictionary editor Susan Butler has been in the front row watching Australians alternatively defend, reject, embrace and argue heatedly about every aspect of language usage. She has witnessed crusades against 'youse', ducked the missiles over the phrase 'man boobs', pondered the changing pronunciation of 'Beijing', recorded - controversially - the evolving meaning of 'misogyny' and wondered why on earth we still cling to the grammarian's flourish known as the apostrophe

Target audience

adult

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Adventures in Australian EnglishHaitch factor

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