#australian english

[acrowseye]

i'm conducting an experiment. everyone who's from an english speaking country state your country, regional area and what you call the following images. i need to see something

#ex: united states > south > sodapop #please rb so more people see #american english #australian english #british english #canadian english #english #english language #dialects #accents #american accent #australian accent #british accent #canadian accent #english accent #america #australia #england #canada #those four are my target audience but all answers from around the world are welcome!! #tumblr #discourse #experiment

[minyicho]

#reddit memes #english #english language #learning english #australia #australian english #american english #british english #uk #twitter #tweets #funny twitter #twitter memes #twitter jokes #funny shit #funny #funny tweets #memes #fresh memes #dank memes #viral tweets #internet memes #minyicho #lol #lmao #haha #relatable #relatable twitter #relatable tweets #relatable memes

[wowbright]

Do I know any Australians here? I've been watching Fisk (which is hilarious!) and in the third episode she gets annoyed at one of her bosses for referring to her "purse" because she's not anybody's grandmother.

Which left me wondering what people in Australia usually call purses. Bags? Money holders? Makeup and wallet on strings?

#australia #fisk #fisk on Netflix #fisk netflix #australian english

[brasideios]

Shouldn't've and wouldn't've. Might not've.

Y'know what they say, woulda shoulda coulda - fuckin' di'n' though.

Goin' down the caf' to grab a sanga, wanna come?

Stop by the bottleo, wouldya? Grab us a king brown and some goon.

I dunno. Kinda gotta do it... don't fuckin' wanna, though.

Scoffin' Maccas like it's goin' outta fashion.

Fair suck o' the sav' - and different strokes for different blokes.

Mad as a cut snake. Flat out like a lizard drinkin'.

Up the wazza. Up the duff.

Where ya goin? Mate! That's the back of bumfuck, ya poor sod.

Ya couldn't organise a root in a brothel, mate.

Os-tray-lya. My beloved.

#Australian english #like #we talk normal english most of the time #jpdoingwords

[vocalfriespod]

Megan: Hi, and welcome to the Vocal Fries Podcast, the podcast about linguistic discrimination. Carrie Gillon: I’m Carrie Gillon. Megan Figueroa: I’m Megan Figueroa, and if you notice, Carrie. Carrie: You just rolled your R. I just said my name like my people do. Megan: Listen, that was awesome. Carrie: I’ve been thinking about this all week because, my girl AOC out here protecting her right…

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#australia #australian english #bogan #transcript

[you-need-not-apply]

Okay-

#lady balls #Aussie English #English language #the english language #australian english #Aussie #Australian

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#australian english

[blue-bec]

Australian fruit and vegetables

After reading a screen capped exchange about capsicum/bell pepper... here are the Australian fruit and vegetables that are called other things in other places.

Zucchini

Capsicum

Chilli

Coriander

Eggplant

Turnips

Silverbeet

Sweet potatoes

Spring onions

Shallots

Rockmelon

Rocket

#Australia #Australian English #No I don't know why we have all these different names for the same stuff #I certainly don't understand where rutabaga and arugula come from #Food

[acrowseye]

part 2 of my experiment: what english-speaking country are you from, what region and what do you call the following images? if you don't know what the first image is please try to guess i'd love to see it

#ex: australia > victoria > bread #please rb so more people can see #american english #australian english #british english #canadian english #english #english language #dialects #accents #american accent #australian accent #british accent #canadian accent #english accent #america #australia #england #canada #those four are my target audience but all answers from around the world are welcome!! #tumblr #discourse #experiment #click the link for part one

[ohmygodshesinsane]

reading about aussie linguistics (on wikipedia bc i need a starting point from which to go off) and i’m trying to figure out how you would have the same the same a for plant and bad. like plant is like - pla -ant (ehnt) as in can’t and bad is like bahhhhd as in mad but not lad or and then cart is like c ahrhrhrh t as in chart but not chat. anyways makes no sense maybe i just have qlder brainrot but for me theyre all like. distinct

#linguistics #english #australian english #qld

[polyglotnotes]

Australian English

(Work in progress)

B

Bathroom

Biscuits

Bottle shop - liquor store

C

Capsicun - peppers

Cassies (?) (Sidney) - costume

Chips - chips (hot chips = French fries)

D

Doona

F

Footpath

Fringe - bangs (US)

G

Gumboots - boots

H

Highway/freeway

L

Lollies - candy

P

Pants

Petrol station

S

Shed

Swimmers/bathers/togs (Melb.)

T

Thongs - flip flop sandals

Trousers (old fash.)

#englishes #australian english

[brasideios]

Just saw another post about the word queer being a slur to many people, and it reminded me I should mention that here in Australia, that word hasn’t been considered that in decades. Like, I literally studied Queer Theory as part of my English degree 15+ years ago.

If I use the word (and I try not to) and it offends anyone, sorry about that. I never mean it offensively.

#Australian English #I am genderqueer myself so

[faleinks]

gm :) here’s your australian english word of the day:

tomato sauce (n.)

ketchup

these posts aren’t just about slang — they’re also about how australian english differs from other varieties generally. people barely use the word “ketchup”, and often only do so to distinguish ketchup from other forms of tomato sauce (like tomato paste, passata, for example). if someone here uses the word "tomato sauce" then they just mean ketchup.

#linguistics #english #words #australian english #australia #ketchup #language

[andrewwhalan]

Why I'm UnAustralian

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Being unAustralian is an epithet often levelled at people who don’t tow the line or aren’t politically correct. English: Orthographic map of Australia centered at 26.75° S, 133.25° E. Official territory. Claimed territories. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In that case I better explain myself. I believe in that Australia is a welcoming country where people of all races, colours and creeds put aside…

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#Australia #Australian English #China #Credit rating #Oceania #Politics #Recreation #Religion #Travel #United States

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldBudgieDay, here is the 1st published image of a Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) for its scientific description by George Shaw (as the “Undulated Parrakeet") in The Naturalist's Miscellany of 1804-5.

(Yes, it appears unnaturally elongated, likely due to Shaw working from a skin rather than a living bird.)

Via BHL

#animals in art #animal holiday #european art #birds in art #19th century art #illustration #bird #budgerigar #budgie #parakeet #George Shaw #The Naturalist’s Miscellany #sciart #historical sciart #natural history art #scientific illustration #ornithological illustration #ornithology #Australian animals #British art #English art #book plate #lithograph #World Budgie Day

[princepestilence]

I know it’s basically because your country is disorganised and hostile to democratic process, and coincidentally also actually an empire of many smaller countries badly stitched together, but I swear it feels like Americans are voting constantly. Every other week, there’s something important and political you’re voting about, and I’m always here like, “didn’t you just do that?? I swear you just had a big vote about something and you’ve already got another one?”

#not a sonnet #I think it’s good that you do it don’t get me wrong. #but I feel like it’s way way more arduous and frequent than it has any reason to be. #(before Americans get upset — don’t. I’m talking about my subjective Australian experience as someone on English speaking internet)