A well-punished politician benefits nobody | OPINION

Emma Elsworthy
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:34am, first published September 6 2018 - 11:30am
Julie Bishop quit as Foreign Minister after five years in the job and more than a decade as the Liberals' deputy leader. She says she was caught up in an 'unbelievable conflict' within the Liberal Party. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Julie Bishop quit as Foreign Minister after five years in the job and more than a decade as the Liberals' deputy leader. She says she was caught up in an 'unbelievable conflict' within the Liberal Party. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

To speak un français châtié is to speak ‘a well-punished French’. Lauren Collins wrote about the phrase in Love in Translation, a 2016 article in The New Yorker.

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Emma Elsworthy

Emma Elsworthy

Journalist

Emma Elsworthy works in the Content Studio with a focus on sponsored content. Emma is also the editor of the Travel section. In addition, she writes feature articles and comment.