formaldehyde – The Melbourne Review of Books

Formie

By A. B. Smith March 25, 2015 June 2, 2015 Essays

UNDERSTANDING AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH

McKenzie, Ian (lulu.com, July 2012, ISBN 9781105912054)

A few years ago, I bought a sheet of melamine at Bunnings Warehouse. I asked the lumber handyman if he could cut it into quarters for me.

“Sure,” he said. Continue reading

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