Final column for 2019 encompassing salutations and some giants of Australian literature.

Separate yourself from the pack with good writing.

Struggling student teachers and the Pope make their feelings clear.

Grammatical “rules” are confusing, but necessary if only to aid consistency.

Boris Johnson is hip to language use.

Jane Caro’s election-night rant commits adverbial abuse.

Treasury error worth noting.

Bond with the little ones over words and guarantee their future.

Word-of-the-year time is always fun.