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How much has Aussie English changed since the first ever Macquarie Dictionary?

John Stanley
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Over the decades we’ve created all kinds of new words, and it is something that Lexicographer Sue Butler knows all too well.

Sue is a former editor for the Australian Macquarie Dictionary, holding the role for 48 years. She even launched the very first edition in 1981.

So, what are the bug-bears of someone with that much experience in the world of words? John Stanley asked Sue onto the program to find out.


John Stanley
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