Meet Canberra Author Troy Simpson

@I-filed: I get it now. You’re referring to The Simpson’s episode mentioning Jebediah Springfield’s “embiggening” the smallest man, which I gather Andrew Barr must have mentioned somewhere. That’s okay then. As a politician, Andrew’s fair game. I thought for a minute you were having a go at little old me 😉

la mente torbida said :

Troy Simpson…speaking in third person…win!

Well, if I don’t speak about myself, no-one else will 🙂

But I do always publish under my own name, as you can see from my original post.

@I-filed: Are you having a go at Andrew Barr’s take on Walter Burley Griffin? And, pardon my ignorance, but what is “a mini Jebediah fogey of language expression”?

Andrew Barr launched the book because he is the Minister for Education; the book is mostly a book of student bloopers.

@Jamie: thanks for your support!

Troy Simpson…speaking in third person…win!

I-filed said :

Highlighting misuse of English in modern times? Hang on, Andrew Barr – Aren’t Shakespeare, Fowler and Johnson LONG DEAD? Why did you launch what is basically (according to your take on history and values when it comes to the future for our beloved city) a mini Jebediah fogey of language expression? Tempting to (only half jokingly) drop the H word!

Huh?

I’ve read this book and it’s a good read. Well done to Troy Simpson. It’s sure not every day you get a local Canberra author producing such a gem.

Highlighting misuse of English in modern times? Hang on, Andrew Barr – Aren’t Shakespeare, Fowler and Johnson LONG DEAD? Why did you launch what is basically (according to your take on history and values when it comes to the future for our beloved city) a mini Jebediah fogey of language expression? Tempting to (only half jokingly) drop the H word!