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In the media
I have always found that Australians are very happy to talk about their language. I have had many happy conversations on the things people love and hate about Australian English, through the media or in person at gatherings where I am invited to speak. It is part of the lexicographer's job to keep and ear to the ground, so I always find these exchanges interesting and useful.
Media
9/8/2014 The Australian A timely word from the wise
4/1/2018 ABC Radio Perth Invented words
21/3/2018 ABC Radio Newcastle Convict slang
27/3/2018 SBS online Interview
8/6/2018 Inner West Times AO honour
8/6/2018 Canterbury Bankstown Torch AO honour
8/6/2018 Canterbury Bankstown Express AO honour
25/7/2018 ABC Radio Newcastle. The search for Irish borrowings in Australian English
29/8/2018 Neil Mitchell 3AW Collective nouns and verb agreement
14/3/2019. Seafm Aitch or Haitch?
4/6/2019 ABC Darwin Adam Steer Gnu, gnash and gnome.
9/9/2019 3AW Neil Mitchell. The new taboos
30/12/2019 ABC Radio Sydney Breakfast Josh Szeps New words 2019 and the decade
3/5/2020 COVID-19 Language Outbreak https://johnmenadue.com/pandemic-linguistics-by-sue-butler/?mc_cid=494d88bd8b&mc_eid=588ced05fb
18/29/2020 When to let it go: a former dictionary editor’s last word on pedantry. https://www.smh.com.au/national/when-to-let-it-go-a-former-dictionary-editor-s-last-word-on-pedantry-20200820-p55nn3.html
30/09/2020. ABC RN Nightlife
1/10/2020 ABC Illawarra Drive
8/10/2020 Channel 10 Studio 10
26/11/2020 https://insidestory.org.au/a-dictionary-maker-drills-down/
9/12/2020 https://glamadelaide.com.au/book-review-rebel-without-a-clause/
15/4/2021 ABC Canberra Drive. Dr Samuel Johnson
19/7/2021. On Daniel Andrews being labelled a winger! Pearls and Irritations
https://johnmenadue.com/susan-butler-on-daniel-andrews-being-labelled-a-whinger/
Presentations
12/2/2018. Epping and District Probus Club The History of Slang in Australian English
12/3/2018 Men's Group West Epping Uniting Church Carlingford The History of Slang in Australian English
18/6/2018 St Mary's St Joseph Maroubra Beach Homophones
5/07/2018 Combined Probus Cherrybrook The History of Slang in Australian English
9/10/2018 North Rocks Evening View Club. The History of Slang in Australian English
27/10/2018 National Women’s Register The History of Slang in Australian English
1/10/2018 Gladesville and District Probus Club The History of Slang in Australian English
9/05/2019 IPEd National Editors Conference 2019 Keynote presentation An Editor’s Angst: When to care and when not to care.
11/06/2019 Chatswood Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
12/06/2019 Meadowbank Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
25/07/2019 Dundas Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
26/07/2019. Keynote address to Forum on Englishes in Australia at La Trobe University:
Macquarie Dictionary: its beginnings and its interactions with users.
27/08/2019 Moorebank Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
10/09/2019 Holroyd Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
4/11/2019 Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School, Forestville History of dictionaries
3/02/2020 Kissing Point Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
13/01/2021 Normanhurst Probus Rebel without a Clause
23/02/2021 Knightsbridge Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
28/02/2021 Writers’ Week Adelaide In conversation with Pip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost Words
9/04/2021 NSW Retired Teachers Association The History of Slang in Australian English
1/05’2021 East Lakes Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
17/05/2021 Kenthurst Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
25/05/2021 Jordan Springs Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
21/06/2021 Westleigh Combined Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
9/09/2021 The Balmain Institute. Weaponising Words: How to insult people effectively
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojd3UuKnZHU
26/10/2021 Jordan Springs Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
19/01/2022 Mount Druitt Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
28/01/2022 Clovelly Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
3/02/2022 Thornleigh Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
21/03/2022 Probus Combined Lindfield The History of Slang in Australian English
21/04/2022 Probus North Ryde The History of Slang in Australian English
29/04/2022 Probus Padstow Weaponising Words: how to insult people effectively
3/05/2022 Probus Berowra The History of Slang in Australian English
4/05/2022 Probus Windsor The History of Slang in Australian English
6/05/2022 Probus Oyster Bay The History of Slang in Australian English
16/05/2022 Probus North Rocks Carlingford The History of Slang in Australian English
2/06/2022 Probus Baulkham Hills The History of Slang in Australian English
16/06/2022 Probus Nowra The History of Slang in Australian English
27/07/2022 Probus East Hills The History of Slang in Australian English
9/08/2022 Probus Carlingford The History of Slang in Australian English
15/08/2022 Probus Wentworth Point The History of Slang in Australian English
27/09/2022 Probus Moorebank The History of Slang in Australian English
19/10/2022 Probus Willoughby The History of Slang in Australian English
14/11/2022 Probus Round Corner The History of Slang in Australian English
17/02/2023 Probus Pennant Hills The History of Slang in Australian English
17/02/2023 Probus Pennant Hills Ladies The History of Slang in Australian English
22/02/2023 Probus Engadine Yarrawarrah The History of Slang in Australian English
21/03/2023 Lugarno View Club The History of Slang in Australian English
26/05/2023 Probus Pennant Hills Men’s The History of Slang in Australian English
21/07/2023 Probus East Gordon. Weaponising Words.
01/08/2023. IAG Corporate Affairs Annual Conference 2023. Matters of Style and Usage: When to care and when not to care
12/09/2023 Probus Illawong Losing the Linguistic Plot
9/10/2023 Kellyville Probus The History of Slang in Australian English
16/10/2023 Probus Ashfield The History of Slang in Australian English
17/ 10/2023 Probus Abbotsford Chiswick The History of Slang in Australian English
13/11/2023 Probus Bobbin Head Weaponising Words
14/11/2023 Loreto Kirribilli Extinction — Languages and literature
27/11/2023 Probus Bangor Rebel without a clause
08/02/2024 Probus Wollonstonecraft The History of Slang in Australian English
20/02/2024 Probus Cherrybrook The History of Slang in Australian English
28/02/2024 View Club Sydney Eastern Suburbs The History of Slang in Australian English
05/03/2024 View Club Picton The History of Slang in Australian English
25/03/2024 Macquarie University lexicography conference Lexicography at Large. Presentation on Macquarie Dictionary: its beginnings and its interactions with users
11/04/24 Probus Wahroonga Weaponising Words
02/05/2024 Probus Guildford The History of Slang in Australian English