{"id":21778,"date":"2024-05-15T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/?p=21778"},"modified":"2024-05-14T16:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T14:04:53","slug":"words-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-south\/blog\/2024\/05\/15\/words-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Words matter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Spoken, written, signed \u2026 they shape society, inspire thought, connect people. And they have a flavour. Take South Africa. Daar Sy! Aikona. Dos. Eish. The words and sounds that bring us home \u2026 that Afrikaans rrrrollll, and the Xhosa click.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Words \u2013 local words \u2013 are what Exclusive Books Homebru 2024 is all about. 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