by Darrell Croker | Jun 21, 2016 | Newcastle Herald
Message in a battle Message in a battle Much has been made in the battle for political ascendancy of “staying on message”. Minders and commentators barracking for a particular side laud the performance of any particular pollie who parrots a line five times in one...
by Darrell Croker | May 16, 2016 | Newcastle Herald
Coin a phrase Coin a phrase As my Irish friends are fond of saying since the incident a few years ago, “Laysus”. I refer to the Vatican recalling more than 6000 papal medallions because the name Jesus was misspelt. The medals were minted to commemorate the election of...
by Darrell Croker | Apr 11, 2016 | Newcastle Herald
Just playing those word games Just playing those word games “What do you reckon? Take the Freds, or wait for the Montgomery?” My brother posed the question knowing we only had to go to the second floor. It was framed in a version of rhyming slang where the rhyming...
by Darrell Croker | Feb 1, 2016 | Newcastle Herald
Ground Control to the Zeitgeist Ground control to the Zietgeist Eric Blair and Davy Jones understood communication. The former wrote a “dystopian” novel in which “The Party” wants to narrow the vocabulary to narrow the range of thought – manipulation of language as a...
by Darrell Croker | Aug 17, 2015 | Newcastle Herald
Leave no stone unturned Leave no stone unturned THE best way to negotiate a tight job market is direct contacts or word of mouth. But that is not always possible and at some stage in our working lives we have to formally apply for a position. Satisfying the criteria...
