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For Australians, it’s a love story, so baby just say “yeah-nah”.
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Through characters such as Bazza McKenzie, the late comedian promoted Australian vernacular – the witty, the crude and both – to new audiences.
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Colloquialisms such as barbie and smoko are like accents – part of the glue that sticks Australian English speakers together.
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New research shows there is still a lot of love for rhyming slang – but mostly among older Australians.
‘No worries’: this Australian slang was popularised in the 1980s by the hugely popular comedy film, Crocodile Dundee.
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An American university has banned the expression ‘no worries’. Here are some other words and phrases that confuse speakers of different versions of English.
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The Australian summer has provided its own colourful vocabulary over the years, from Spooners to speedos and bush walks to hikes.
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An extensive study is underway to catalogue Australian slang, its origins, and why it is such an important part of our language.
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If you’re hungry for information on how we talk about food, this will put a damper on it.