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Oct 8, 2021Liked by Peter Conrad

While reading this I thought this: Most effing TV weather people, sometimes called "meteorologists", should be referred to as "Weather It". For example: "Get out our long-johns, dear. The Weather It says snow is predicted for tomorrow."

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Oct 8, 2021Liked by Peter Conrad

Many Australians have an "adjective infixation" when it comes to the "Great Australian Adjective." (One of my favorite examples is "Nineteen-bloody-eight!")

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