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Australian English is almost like an entirely different language! First, you have the accents, which if you have never seen the oh-so-Aussie film "Crocodile Dundee," may be something you have never heard before. Next, there are words for everyday things that Americans would not understand. "Cheers" for "thank you," and "lift" for "elevator" are two that are quite common. However, American accents (yes, we have ACCENTS to them!) are interesting to Australians and can make for hilarious conversations and situations.
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Posted on 10/10/2009 by
Lauren Owens
It is so completely true. I've been in Australia for about 3 months now and my 2 closest friends here are Australian and English (I, myself, am American) and we often have so much difficulty communicating! Sometimes it really is as though we speak three different languages. We literally got in an argument about "Jelly" all the while not realizing that I was talking about "Conserve" (or, "Jam") and they were talking about Jell-O, the dessert. Also, one I gave my English friend the backwards peace sign as a joke (you know, like the "gangster" "what's up?" gesture) and he got really offended! Little did I know that's actually the equivalent of giving someone the middle finger! The other day, my aussie friend said something was "sweet as" and I asked "Sweet as what?" apparently , "sweet as" is a statement all by itself! I've finally gotten used to calling peppers "capsicum" and using an "EFTPOS" machine to pay by credit card... who knew?
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