Who needs ‘schadenfreude,’ when we have ‘fargin’? Who needs ‘schadenfreude,’ when we have ‘fargin’? By Laura PorterReligionNo Comments 4 min read Schadenfreude” is a word that has captured the imagination in recent years. It means “...Read More 30 May, 2018
Same-sex marriage: right or social change? By David WerdigerPoliticsNo Comments 7 min read Disclaimer: some of these arguments regarding same-sex marriage are specific to Australia....Read More 15 August, 2017
The Language of Mistrust By David WerdigerPoliticsNo Comments 6 min read Language constantly evolves, and we coin new words and phrases to fit the zeitgeist –...Read More 15 June, 2017
Flight Attendants as Salespeople Flight Attendants as Salespeople By David WerdigerTravelNo Comments 3 min read The role of the flight attendant is changing. Airlines are unbundling services – mov...Read More 24 February, 2014
Language and Marketing Language and Marketing By David WerdigerMiddle EastNo Comments 4 min read I’ve written previously about how language shapes the way we think because it frames...Read More 16 March, 2012
From Nouns to Verbs From Nouns to Verbs By David WerdigerPoliticsNo Comments 3 min read Back in the days when boys were boys and girls were girls, nouns were nouns and verbs were...Read More 20 November, 2011
9/11: The day the words changed 9/11: The day the words changed By David WerdigerUncategorizedNo Comments 4 min read They say that on 9/11, the world changed. It certainly did change much about our world, an...Read More 10 September, 2011
The Language of Losing The Language of Losing By David WerdigerSportNo Comments 3 min read The Soccer World Cup is all over the news, and I can’t bear it. Besides the fact tha...Read More 20 June, 2010
Playing with words Playing with words By David WerdigerSocial CommentaryOne Comment 2 min read I awoke this morning to see a stunning headline on Yahoo – Hamas fires on Arafat ral...Read More 12 November, 2007