‘Twas brillig and the slithy tweeps did kvetch and kibitz*
Caryn Gootkin eavesdropped on a Twitter conversation about Yiddish insults and then joined in. The exchange made her think afresh ...
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Tag: in other words
POND(‘s) life – wading through the murky waters of beauty adverts
Despite her better judgment, Caryn Gootkin read the copy on a POND’s beauty advertisement. On finishing, she felt duty bound ...
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Twitter and the rise and rise of professional celebrities
Caryn Gootkin picks up where her previous column left off ‒marvelling at how our obsession with the trivial details of ...
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Celebrity culture makes vultures out of all of us
Caryn Gootkin grapples with our obsession with celebrities, analysing the notion of ‘celebrity’ and the (often unworthy) people on whom ...
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In other words’ (unofficial) guide to writing in plain language (part 2)
As promised, Caryn Gootkin finishes her guide to writing in plain language, going into more detail about specific parts of ...
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In other words’ (unofficial) guide to writing in plain language
The long walk to plainness: In a way, each column I have written for The Media Online since March has ...
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