Good, bad and ugly ads
Now that’s what I call customer service!
With thanks to Nikki Pilkington on Facebook.
Wordy humour
Aussie:English idioms
Someone who doesn’t let the moths out of his wallet: A tight-fisted person Rafferty’s Rules: Anything goes Beyond the rabbit-proof fence: At the back of beyond She’s sweet/she’s apples/she’ll be right: Everything’s OK Get into second gear/rattle your dags: Get a move on Go for your life: go ahead Home Read more…
Guest post
Why advertising is dead
Read the slightly contentious article I wrote for Huffington Post – already attracting loads of interest!
Wordy humour
Learn to speak Strine
My chiropractor is about to emigrate to Australia, which reminded me of these, some of my favourite Aussie-English translations:
Arvo: Afternoon
Bludger: Lazy person
Bonzer: Good/great
Boomer: Large kangaroo/anything big
Bowser: Petrol pump
Brumby: Wild horse
Bunyip: Mythical creature
Cark-it: Die
Carry on: Lark about
Chook: Chicken
Chunder: Vomit
Cobber: Friend
Comfort station: Toilet
Cove: Chap/fellow
Crook: Sick/out of order
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Writing Without Waffle
How to stop Facebook clogging your email inbox
If you’re anything like me, you want to prevent your email inbox from being clogged with unwanted messages. So here are the 6 simple steps to turn off email notifications from Facebook:
1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. Click the little down-pointing triangle in the top right corner of the screen and click ‘Account settings’.
Good, bad and ugly ads
Perfect casting
Actimel’s latest ad campaign is about “the little bottle with a lot inside”. I recognised the voiceover as Ronnie Corbett. Perfect casting!
Writing Without Waffle
Planning: Before you put pen to paper
Before you write your first word, you need to work out what is the purpose of this written communication, and then establish how you are going to achieve it. Perhaps you could answer these questions as a group brainstorming exercise to help you prepare: Know yourself – What are your Read more…