What I Like The Most About The Aussie Slang
Australia is regarded as a distant country by many. Officially, the majority of the people are speaking English. However, its cultural features lead to the development to the strange, but still interesting, Australian slang. Its understanding is easy and when you manage do become familiar with it its use can prove to be an interesting one. So here are the 3 main techniques.
First, abbreviating is the main one. Being at the uni of Melbourne tough me many things. When I left the UK I had to hire end of tenancy cleaners to deal with my rented property, as I was too busy to do it myself. Still, here in Melbourne my first collision with the Aussie language is when I understood that for end of lease cleaning Melbourne does not offer many possibilities, but quality ones. Not a long time after that I started to enjoy the slang. However, over the world, and especially in the UK, many people regard the Aussie slang as something annoying.
All the lovely people there will greet you with “g`day”. The next day I watched a doco about the roos in Australia. Those lovely animals, who does not know about them.
Word transformation is common as well, as you saw the sentence above. Paul Hogan, with his role in the “Crocodile Dundee” made the Aussie slang popular everywhere around the world. Once he caught a suss he made him speak his mind-o fast.
The poetical side of the slang is even better. Metaphors are often used. A popular, well known model, or object is presented so that it speaks for a more certain situation.
Throughout this article I am giving you the drum. This example was a tip itself. Cleaning Melbourne is not necessary at all. People are not likely to smoke on the streets, but even if they do they wont throw their “durry”. The dockets (the bills) are quite reasonable and comparing them to the standard of living I can certainly say “Holy dooley” with a relief.
Then, after a hard day we, or more likely during it, we can a pot of beer. It helps you relax during the mid-day and not get rotten at all (drunk).
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