Although she was a rich lady, she maintained some of her peasant mannerisms, like bringing out her age-greasened basket tea cosy which held the old tea pot and four cups inside.

Gradually, however, English, Penglish (a hybrid of Persian and English), and other host country languages have become accepted, as filmmakers and audiences have evolved and set down roots abroad.

Fish eyes and glue we used to call the half-cooked, large-grained, starchy tapioca without flavour that we were served every week in our residence at university. How I longed for the creamy pudding Mother used to make.

You don't actually need a broker to buy shares in a float when a company is about to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.