Dennis captured the speech rhythms and humour of ordinary Australians, their gift of 'chiack', and their deflection of adversity with a ready joke.

One of his Lordship’s maxims is, that a total abstinence from intemperance or business, is no more philosophy, than a total consopiation of the senses is repose ; one must feel enough of its contrary to have a relish of either.

For example, a sign drawing attention to the antilitter norm is more influential in reducing littering when placed in a nonlittered setting than when it is placed in a prelittered setting (31).

She places the textual harassment experienced by all women writers at her own disposal as evidence of her grace, and hence her authority.