SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is one, and so is Barnaby Joyce, Australia's deputy prime minister whose dual citizenship almost brought down the government. They can both ...
We language educators know that words are much more than just words. Words are windows into a society’s “cultural universe”. Aussie words and idioms then provide a great entry point into Australian ...
Viewers from just about everywhere have learned about the amazing place that is Chemist Warehouse, our favourite sport (which will always be cricket) and all kinds of Aussie words, like sunnies, mate ...
An American expat has called out numerous common Aussie sayings as completely 'crazy' to her - but Australians clapped back to defend one particular expression. Nashville woman Grace Harris recently ...
A UK exchange student based in Queensland has highlighted some of the Aussie words she'd never encountered before moving Down Under. Laura Collins, a 24-year-old from Cambridge, recently shared a ...
Howard Manns receives funding from the ARC Special Research Initiative SR200200350 Metaphors and Identities in the Australian Vernacular. Kate Burridge receives funding from the ARC Special Research ...
"Bonza", "sanga" and "bogan" are just some examples of the Australian vernacular being considered for inclusion in the next version of Microsoft Office 2007. Microsoft Australia has given a panel of ...
Rob Pensalfini is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Drama at the University of Queensland. I recently read an article bemoaning the “decline” of Australian slang, pointing out that the latest ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - 'Democracy sausage' was named Australia's word of the year on Wednesday after the term was embraced at this year's national election to describe the tradition of grilling sausages ...
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