What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
Also some words which originated as brand names:
Doona = duvet
Esky = portable cooler box (or even worse, in NZ, a "chillybin")
Thongs = flip flops (NZ = "jandals")
Doona = duvet
Esky = portable cooler box (or even worse, in NZ, a "chillybin")
Thongs = flip flops (NZ = "jandals")
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
"Mate! You got a problem with your car?".
"Yeah mate. The fuckin fucker's fuckin fucked. I mean totally rooted!".
And that's about all you need to learn.....
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"Yeah mate. The fuckin fucker's fuckin fucked. I mean totally rooted!".
And that's about all you need to learn.....
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
[quote="Barang chgout" post_id=179964 time=1498892877 user_id=1113]
"Mate! You got a problem with your car?".
"Yeah mate. The fuckin fucker's fuckin fucked. I mean totally rooted!".
And that's about all you
need to learn.....
.
Yeah, Thank God not all Australians talk like Digger. A good few are proud of their education.
"Mate! You got a problem with your car?".
"Yeah mate. The fuckin fucker's fuckin fucked. I mean totally rooted!".
And that's about all you
need to learn.....
.
Yeah, Thank God not all Australians talk like Digger. A good few are proud of their education.
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
taabarang wrote:And some are ashamed....Barang chgout wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2017 2:07 pm "Mate! You got a problem with your car?".
"Yeah mate. The fuckin fucker's fuckin fucked. I mean totally rooted!".
And that's about all you
need to learn.....
.
Yeah, Thank God not all Australians talk like Digger. A good few are proud of their education.
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
British spelling. Combination of UK and US vocabulary. Total inability to pronounce vowels correctly.
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
Corrected that for you mateJamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:08 pm Whenever I am on the piss even Australians struggle with my british accent, but then again, even people frum darn sarff o' gods own cuntry struggle wi' it
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
Everything you need to know -
You could be next.
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
Dollarydoos = money (Aus)
Cunt = Mate (Aus)
Mate = Cunt (Aus)
Cunt = Mate (Aus)
Mate = Cunt (Aus)
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
How about New Zealand and Australia English ?
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Re: What are the differences between British English and Australian English?
Call mates cunts call random people mate
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