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| haiqu | Friday 25th of February 2005 01:00:06 PM |
| Australian English -
Anyone who might need help understanding English originating from Australia or New Zealand, please feel free to ask me. There are many terms and pronunciations unique to the region which may otherwise give trouble to a person who learned with an American or British slant. Wierd idiom a speciality. Rob n.b. To those actually living in England, please don't ask me to interpret the TV show "Neighbours". I don't watch such dross. :) | |
| haiqu | Monday 28th of February 2005 12:43:09 PM |
| Some examples -
OK, here are a few Australianisms to get you started: 1. G'day, mate! [Greeting] Approximately equivalent to the American, "Hey, buddy!" 2. You little ripper! [Exclamation] Something good has just happened, or the person has just won something. 3. How they hangin'? [Informal] Similar to the English "How's yer father?" or Greek "Epharisto?" 4. Well I was humping my bluey ... [Song lyrics] This is the first line of a well-known song called "I've Been Everywhere, Man" performed by Lucky Starr in the 1960's, and later bastardised by various people, including Johnny Cash. humping [v] carrying bluey [n] 1. Someone with red hair (weird Australia backwards humour) 2. a Queensland heeler (cattle dog) 3. a bedroll carried by itinerant travellers, or "swagmen". So as you can see, the line means that he was having sex with his dog. Erm, no, wait a minute ... Rob | |
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