Australian Writers’ Centre – Writing Courses
WEB1 day ago · Australian Writers' Centre. We’re Australia’s leading provider of writing courses and we’re so excited that you’ve found us! Whether you’d like to improve your skills, discover a new career, or simply find your creative community, this is the ultimate place to pursue your writing passion. People love our online writing courses because ...
Q&A: Brekky or breaky or brekkie? A delicious dilemma.
WEBA: So, that leads us to “brekky” or “brekkie”. And while we’re partial to the first one (it’s shorter and less fussy), either of these is fine. Two of Australia’s largest fast food chains have breakfast menus, and one offers a “brekkie wrap” and the other a “brekky wrap”. Q: But not after 10.30am.
Q&A: Why is it called a ‘dunny’? - Australian Writers' Centre
WEBQ: Yes please! Lay it on me… so to speak. A: It dates from the early 1800s, Scottish in origin, from dung + ken (house) to give “dunnekin” as another name for the outhouse. Once the toilet moved inside, Australians and New Zealanders dropped the kin and kept with the dunny. Q: Well, that was a crappy description.
Online courses - Australian Writers' Centre
WEBOnline Writing Courses. If you can read this webpage, then you have all you need to access our range of online courses at the Australian Writers’ Centre! We offer three kinds of online course: Online classroom. These courses begin on a set date, with an online tutor and other classmates learning at the same time. Online self-paced.
Q&A: Mould vs mold - Australian Writers' Centre
WEBJun 28, 2017 · Q&A: Mould vs mold. Dean Koorey. June 28, 2017. Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness. It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness.
Q&A: The origin of “in your wheelhouse” - Australian Writers' Centre
WEBJul 19, 2023 · A: Good question. You are of course referring to the figurative term – “In one’s wheelhouse”, also less commonly without the “in” (i.e. “that’s her wheelhouse”). It’s what Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines as “an area that matches a person's skills or expertise”. Q: Exactly! A: The original wheelhouse however is one ...
Q&A: Program vs programme - Australian Writers' Centre
WEBJan 24, 2018 · A: Sure. First let’s get some context. The word “program” comes from Latin and Greek “programma” – meaning “public notice in writing”. And when it first debuted in English during the 1600s, everyone was spelling it “program”. It wasn’t until the 1800s that the UK started its love affair with French words and switched its ...
Q&A: The origin of ‘vale’ - Australian Writers' Centre
WEBOct 18, 2023 · A: Yes, so the “vale” YOU are referring to actually rhymes more with “parlay” and comes from the Latin root word, valere, meaning to “be well, be strong”. In Latin times, it was used as a way to say “goodbye”, much like you might say to someone “travel safe” or “go well” etc. Q: Oh, yeah, I suppose we do say that.
Q&A: Roofs or rooves? Hoofs or hooves? - Australian Writers' Centre
WEBJun 12, 2019 · Q: Ugh, of course they aren't. A: Just like roof, “hoof” also started with two plural forms – “hoofs” and “hooves”. And just like roof, “hoofs” WAS the dominant one. But “hooves” woke up in the 20th century and by about 1970, it overtook “hoofs” in usage, and that's where it has stayed.
Q&A: Holistic vs wholistic | Australian Writers' Centre
WEBOct 23, 2019 · A: Yes, we recommend any time the word is used that you take a “holistic” approach and avoid using “wholistic” altogether – even though it has been hovering around since the 1940s. While many dictionaries will recognise “wholistic” as a variant spelling, it has always been the poor cousin. Q: Oh, that reminds me of my uncle’s ...