Learn the lingo from the letter writers
Phrases/expressions from the letters we studied on the weekend. Please learn and apply to your own analysis. Take risks and please send me your sentences.
- “A truly egalitarian country would never condone such a system.” (To condone – to overlook, to turn a blind eye to)
- “The author’s searing account of ….” ( To sear: to burn or char the surface; scorching)
- “One of the two most disconcerting things I have observed since coming to Australia, and Melbourne in particular, is the fascination with what private school one attended. (The other is the casual racism.)” (Disconcerting – disquieting; upsetting; causing one to feel uncertain and unsettled
- “Coming after the flammable cladding problems, this indicates that there is a cavalier attitude by architects, developers and building contractors. Perhaps cost cutting is the reason.” (Cavalier – reckless; haughty; disdainful;supercilious; disregarding caution; advice; reckless; offhand; unceremonious; casual)
