I was listening to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio current affairs program AM at the gym this morning. One of the stories featured Don Watson, former speech writer for Paul Keating, all-around word curmudgeon and enemy of ‘weasel-words’. He was being interviewed about the use of ‘tiresome management speak’. Interviewer Sabra Lane asked Watson for …

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So I just had a bit of a look around the internet after some book-shop catalogue browsing. The situation with what could be called ‘Christian Lifestyle Media & Products’ continues to delve into more and more perplexing areas. (Water Bottles with ‘On Wings Like Eagles’ anyone?) Vitamin Z posts exerpts and comments on a blog …

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