Even the dictionary entry defining lamingtons proved controversial … shutterstock March 3, 2021 Youse wouldn’t believe it: a new book charts the 11-year making of a ‘people’s dictionary’ for Australia Roslyn Petelin, The University of Queensland It would be ‘aggressively Australian’, holding a mirror up to contemporary society. The creation of the first Macquarie Dictionary, while not without controversies, was a cultural milestone.
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