Tag: Australian English
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Some Words We Lost Down the Back of the Couch
Read more: Some Words We Lost Down the Back of the CouchIf I could give one thing to America, it would be a gift basket of words it has forgotten it ever had.
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As You Grow, Some Old Shoots Must Wither
Read more: As You Grow, Some Old Shoots Must WitherBushwalk is such a gloriously Aussie word. While Americans vigorously hike and the English ramble or roam, Australians, mate, we just go for a walk, you know, in the bush.
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Scarfing the Chips on Our Shoulders
Read more: Scarfing the Chips on Our ShouldersThere is a strong reflection of the Australian character in the words we use to describe taking and eating food. We pilfer, snaffle or filch; and then scarf it down before anyone notices.
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English, across the zees
Read more: English, across the zeesOh, that hurt. I have Americanized my website, swapping esses for zees, swapping licence for license and removing that all-important letter u from color.
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English’s tiny, moving parts
Read more: English’s tiny, moving partsYou would think English would throw up a shorter word than smidgen to mean something small or insignificant.
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