OT - History of Australian English
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 03, 2006 at 08:29
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Member - bushfix
g'day,
yes there was a bit of recent banter over spelling etc.
BUT i came across this ANU site, bookmarked it and thought it worth sharing with you mob. Some great reading and you can contribute to the words listing.
here y'are
yes, drop bears are in there.
Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Thursday, Aug 03, 2006 at 08:39
Thursday, Aug 03, 2006 at 08:39
Thanks,
always found strine interesting.
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Reply By: glenno(qld) - Thursday, Aug 03, 2006 at 08:59
Reply By: Member - Ray ( (VIC) - Thursday, Aug 03, 2006 at 09:14
Thursday, Aug 03, 2006 at 09:14
Hmmm.,
Interesting!..however, I must say that Aussies have a terrible grasp of the English language, I'm afraid, at least quite a few....must say i can't help but cringe when I hear someone saying things like .." I come down yes'dy"..or " I brought a car"...or .." I seen him "...pity, but can't help think that it is the fault of the parents, I think it is just laziness, really...what ever happened to speech coaching in schools?...having said that, I appreciate true "Strine", which is the slang rather than the speech!
(tend to think we put it on rather thickly sometimes..especially around the Yanks!)
See yuz later!!
Bronco
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Reply By: Mr Fawlty - Thursday, Aug 03, 2006 at 15:38
Thursday, Aug 03, 2006 at 15:38
Some of the Aussie metafors are quite funny.... "I'm as horny as a boat load of Vikings" or "shoot thru like a Bondi Tram"....
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