I’m not the only one critical of the Macquarie Dictionary, it seems. Big fat media empire Fairfax is switching over to using the Australian Oxford Dictionary. Crikey has the story (behind the paywall for the moment). They quote the Fairfax memo: “Style officers from major papers in the group agree that the Oxford has a stronger sense of style than the Macquarie, offers concise, informative definitions and clearly states its preference for word usage, and therefore is better suited for use in a media organisation.”
David Hicks on Enough Rope?
Word is the first guest for 2008 on Andrew Denton’s Enough Rope will be one David Hicks. Hicks’ media gag order expires 30 March. Enough Rope goes to air 31 March with a “special studio guest”. Hat-tip to Peter Black.
My Lai Massacre 40th anniversary
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the My Lai Massacre, one of the most appalling episodes of the US Army’s involvement in the Vietnam war. You might also want to read the Wikipedia article.
How very Australian
An Australian Citizenship certificate just isn’t Australian unless it’s soaked in beer and completely damaged, eh? Welcome, ’Pong.
Twitter digests are incomplete
I’ve just noticed that the daily Twitter digests are missing some items. Between the end of 14 March and the start of 15 March, for instance, it’s missing my morning haiku and four others: 1, 2, 3, 4. Must fix. Or must I?