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Tag Archives: Australia
Aussie Slang from Beyond the Trail
In April two of my dearest friends, Rob and Debra, quit their jobs, sold their house, and left everything behind for a year of adventures traveling the globe. To stave off my jealousy (I mean, isn’t that everyone’s dream?), I … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, field report, slang, vocabulary, word usage
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Interrobang: Is this the coolest name for a punctuation mark ever‽
In writing, sometimes it is necessary to express both excitement/surprise and disbelief at the same time. The most accepted method of showing these emotions through punctuation is to use both a question mark (?) and an exclamation point (!). Examples: … Continue reading
