A Word in Your Ear

• A Word in Your Ear: The Language of Advertising

  Professor Roly Sussex unpacks the language of some of the most successful adverts and why they have stood the test of time. 

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• A Word in Your Ear: Hedging

  Do you call a spade a spade, or do you prefer to be a bit more gentle with the things you say? Professor Roly Sussex explores the use of hedging and why it's so common in the English language. 

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• A Word in Your Ear: Insults of Yesteryear

  Professor Roly Sussex explores how new insults have emerged and why some have disappeared from our vocabulary. 

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• A Word in Your Ear: Food Phrases

  Food isn't just something we eat, it's something we speak. Professor Roly Sussex takes a bite out of the language of food, exploring the different flavour of phrases across cultures. 

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• A Word in Your Ear: Diminutives and Nicknames

  Arvo, brekkie, sunnies, mozzie, servo...the list goes on. Professor Roly Sussex explains why us Aussies shorten our words more than anyone else. 

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