IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE
Beware spruikers who just 'feed the chooks'
(Thanks to Joe in Japan)
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And shun The frumious Bandersnatch!
Posted by: Omniskeptic | October 30, 2013 at 02:25 PM
I actually read the entire article and it is no more coherent than the headline. Do Australian newspapers have something against editors? I thought Australia was populated with the descendants of undesirables deported from England, surely that group would have had a large population of copy editors.
Posted by: max | October 30, 2013 at 02:54 PM
As an American who moved to Australia a few years ago, I have to say that the word "spruik" is actually very handy. There's no exactly equivalent word in American English. It sort of means to push something on someone in a marketing-type way - kind of like "hawking" merchandise in US terms but as its very own unique word.
Posted by: JaniceG | October 30, 2013 at 05:07 PM
It is obvious that English, in many cases, does not translate well into English.
Posted by: Steve | October 30, 2013 at 08:14 PM
So spruiker is a synonym for Congressman?
Posted by: Omniskeptic | October 30, 2013 at 10:26 PM