by Darrell Croker | May 8, 2018 | Newcastle Herald
Opinion | All about prepositions Opinion | All about prepositions It’s time for an about-turn on prepositions. Anyone else taught the “circle and dot trick”? Draw a circle and then place a dot on its outside. Write this sentence: The dot moves … the circle. Any...
by Darrell Croker | Apr 21, 2018 | Newcastle Herald
Rockumentary is a roll call of great songs, from Dylan to Nick Cave Rockumentary is a roll call of great songs, from Dylan to Nick Cave A dynamic music stage show alludes to angry old men, but it is really a touching new tribute, because at one time the subjects were...
by Darrell Croker | Apr 3, 2018 | Newcastle Herald
In the same week the world’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan, was euthanased in his Kenyan conservancy, ABC Radio National’s Tiger Webb took us through the usage dilemma of “less” and “fewer”. It’s a jungle out there when it comes to grammar. Tiger offered the...
by Darrell Croker | Feb 26, 2018 | Newcastle Herald
Opinion | Punctuation is offally important Opinion | Punctuation is offally important The importance of correct punctuation cannot be overstated. In a column last year I noted the story of US company Oakhurst Dairy losing its legal battle with truck drivers over the...
by Darrell Croker | Jan 23, 2018 | Newcastle Herald
Opinion | Book in fathers’ day Opinion | Book in fathers’ day It was a happy old year for me, especially in the lead-up to Christmas when I spent some time with a 90-year-old aunt. She reminded me of how lucky I was to have had a father who spent so much time with me...
