Twenty-something radio/multimedia producer based in Sydney. 

1. Heaps - Colloquial (generally Australian) word meaning “a lot”. Usually positioned before the describing word.
2. [sic] - A sic, added just after a quoted word or phrase (or a longer piece of text), indicates that the quoted words appear exactly as in the original source. The usual purpose is to inform readers that any errors or apparent errors in the copied material do not arise from transcription, i.e. that they are reproduced exactly from the original writer or printer. Sic is generally placed inside square brackets, [sic], and occasionally in parentheses or with italicization, (sic), [sic], etc. A sic may also be used as a form of ridicule or as a humorous comment, drawing attention to the original writer’s mistakes.