Well that's a word I've never previously encountered.

[Sysman]

?misprint?

Though it's not the Grauniad.

Found this on

Cookies must be enabled. | The Australian

coz The Australian printed an article from The Thunderer about Windoze 8 becoming Windoze 9 verbatim (or v.v.):

Cookies must be enabled. | The Australian

On The Thunderer's website it's behind a paywall, whilst on The Australian's it ain't.

<ZG in "don't pay the bastard a penny" mode>

The Oz rag's article comes up as Premium Content for me.

I'm not paying the git a penny either...

[barrydidit]

spruik (ˈspruːɪk)
vb
1. (intr) Austral to speak in public (used esp of a showman or salesman)

Doesn't make sense in that sentence, unless there's other Aussieness in there too.

[Pondlife]

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /spruːk/
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, likely Germanic – compare Dutch spraak (“speech”).
Verb[edit]
spruik (third-person singular simple present spruiks, present participle spruiking, simple past and past participle spruiked)
(transitive, Australia) To promote a thing or idea to another person.  [quotations ▼]
Synonyms[edit]
(promote something to someone): pimp, pitch, tout, hawk
Derived terms[edit]
spruiker


Those funny little Aussies.

[zeitghost]

Tony Abbott heads to Davos to spruik G20 agenda

?misprint?

Though it's not the Grauniad.

Found this on

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nati...-1226801061779

coz The Australian printed an article from The Thunderer about Windoze 8 becoming Windoze 9 verbatim (or v.v.):

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1226801466263

On The Thunderer's website it's behind a paywall, whilst on The Australian's it ain't.

<ZG in "don't pay the bastard a penny" mode>