Thursday 4 August 2011

Words and Phrases that Cause Me Pain

On the news yesterday, they said, 'Small business is hurting', and 'New South Wales and the ACT are hurting.' I know this is quicker than saying 'Small business is having a difficult time' and 'Things in New South Wales and the ACT are tough just now,' but sometimes making things shorter doesn't mean making things clearer, in my view. 'Hurting' in this context hurts my brain.

While on painful subjects, what did we say, before we talked about 'self-harm'?

6 comments:

  1. Alan Jones. I hope this answers your question!

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  2. I gather that a lot of people think that Alan Jones is the answer to almost everything.

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  3. Hi! Is this who I think it is? This is Sarah, used to work at Hansard, now studying in the UK. I follow Mark on twitter (I am @circt) and he directed me here. I had forgotten you were related (that is, if I am correct and not merely mad)! I love the Australia v UK list. The smell after rain is a very important pro for Australia, in my humble opinion.

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  4. Is it Sarah who lived by the church and I used to sometimes give a lift to and then went to work where my husband worked for a bit? Lovely to hear from you. What are you studying and where? We've got a daughter studying over there.

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  5. It certainly is! Studying at ANU via UK and US. My email address is loganseATgmail.com - I'd love to hear from you for a proper catch-up. Your blog is beautifully written, no surprises there, but so lovely to encounter your stupendously broad range of interests in this fashion. Everything from angry people in local newspapers to LRB. Excellent. I love the internet!

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  6. I'm not entirely surprised you like that list, Barb. I'll do a blog post around around for you one day, if you like.

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