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David Astle

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Crossword maker, DA. Evenings radio host Vic. Wordplay column SMH & Age. Now @dontattempt.bsky.social My views only
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Kiwis can keep pavlova but if they come for democracy sausage, they’re in for a grilling

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By David Astle 
| The Age
LifestyleLife & relationshipsWordPlay You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Phar Lap, fair enough. The horse was born 150 kilometres south of Christchurch before crossing the ditch to find fame. Ditto for Russell Crowe, his paperwork I mean. Born there; came here. A larrikin actor we like to call ours even though we know he’s really theirs. Crowded House – half/half? Anzac biscuits – let’s split the difference.
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OMG, most of today’s new slang goes unspoken Original

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By David Astle 
| Sydney Morning Herald
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. OMG – our talk is shrinking. Psychologists at UMKC found most of us speak less than the year before, dropping some 338 words per day, measured over a 20-year study. Give or take, that’s 120K fewer spoken words per person. Humans being humans, OC, we’re still communicating. Just in different ways.
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Are chatbots making things more difficult than old-fashioned transactions?

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By David Astle 
| MSN Australia
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