'sophie' is a perfectly correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it as either a given name, or as a noun meaning "a wise or crafty trick or stratagem." For example: "I knew I had to come up with a Sophie if I wanted to outsmart my opponents in the poker game."
Several sources have told Guardian Australia that McGowan's ousting of rightwinger Sophie Mirabella is bad news for the status of women within the government, for science, and for Indi.
"The Italy years had meant so much to Sophie.
Sophie Mirabella was invited to attend, but McGowan was left off the invitation list.
marcion89 On theguardian.com Sophie Heawood got it in a nutshell when she talked about politicians (23 May).
It's the exact moment in Peep Show when Toploader's Dancing in the Moonlight comes on at a work Christmas party and Sophie shrieks: "I love this song!" What makes it even worse is that the signs were so promising.
The Independent MP Cathy McGowan has told Guardian Australia she won't align with any political party following her ousting of prominent Coalition rightwinger Sophie Mirabella in the seat of Indi.
"You should work out your top line and your bottom line," says Sophie Allen.
Sophie Comas, who founded her business, Rimu Marketing, in April this year, says that Fabulous Women has proved valuable to her as a new business owner: "The environment and the atmosphere and the collaborative approach to things was really important to me.
The lead researcher Associate Professor Sophie Dove describes what she is witnessing as the "slippery slope to slime".
Both Sophie Fiennes's Jones doc and Loveridge's MIA adventure have benefited from successful pitches for BFI funding last year; an ovation is deserved.
Director Sophie Hunter is coming for the first time to create a new production of Benjamin Britten's last vocal work, Phaedra, a cantata inspired by Racine's version of the Greek tragedy, which in turn inspired some of Beckett's famous monologues.
