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		<title>-ise vs -ize in a formal name</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lund</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What to do when writing about an organisation that has a z in its spelling where you would normally use an s if following the correct spelling adopted buy your country or news organisation? Take the World Health Organization. Organization takes a z where the Macquarie Dictionary recommends an s for day to day use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kylie has doubts over her past</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Aussie pop-diva is busy plugging her new album Aphrodite so it's natural then to take a look at her website to check out her past. Plunge in to the About section and there's some interesting reading about her career. Those of a certain age will remember her most for her character of the blonde [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The secret 20th Century invasion of the Vikings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[British author Cressida Cowell may know a thing or two about dragons but her knowledge of Vikings might need a little updating. Her series of children's books are the basis for the new 3D animated blockbuster How to Train Your Dragon. It's a fascinating movie that's entertaining for all ages and I confess I shed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brave headline on the cup punt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lund</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's a brave sub that opts for a headline with so much potential for mispronunciation. So it was that the ABC posted a story it headlined "Cup punt not child's play" on Melbourne Cup day (Tuesday November 3, 2009). I'm sure the linguists have a name for it; that move from the first word to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking to &#039;real&#039; people</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Lund</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who hasn't cursed at the automated telephone answering systems that have infected many organisations today? Press 1 for rage, press 2 for even more rage and press 3 if you would like to swear at our automated response system in another language. "I just want to talk to someone," a very forward UK bank advert [...]]]></description>
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