Friday funday!
Okay guys, it's been a while since we've done one of these, but it's Friday funday! That's a thing, right? Anyway, there've been some pretty cool links around recently and we wanna share.
First, we have the ultimate test of Aussie English. Okay, so it's Buzzfeed, which means it's a laugh, but there are some little beauties on this list – or should we say bloody rippers?
Next, to take it up a notch, Merriam-Webster have a quiz to test how strong your vocabulary is. You only have ten seconds to answer each question, and it's bloody stressful. Especially for editors. We have a lot riding on this, guys!
If you actually want a good read, rather than endless quizzes (not that there's anything wrong with quizzes!) trundle over to the Guardian, where there's a piece about 2016's word of the year: post-truth. Perfectly apt, given the situation in America at the moment (and elsewhere). Still, take us back to last year, when the word of the year was an emoji. Ah, simpler times …
And last but certainly not least, the Bad Sex in Fiction awards are back! Some of the quotes will leave you breathless – in a bad way:
I spill like grain from a bucket
My whole body had gone inside her. … My body was her gearstick.
The act itself was fervent. Like a brisk tennis game or a summer track meet, something performed in daylight between competitors.
Oh, bless. There's nothing like a brisk game of tennis.
And now, to welcome the weekend, to pay our dues, in memoriam, and just because he is/was/will always be the best, we'll leave you with some Leonard. A man whose lyrics were never, ever, nominated for a bad sex award …