‘Yea, nah’ and other Aussie slang make history

Classic Australian slang terms have been recognised as part of a historical documentation of how the English language has ...
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Famous AFL term becomes one of 11 Aussie words to make it into the world's best-known dictionary

A famous AFL term has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary It comes as several other new words have been included in the iconic text The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that it is ...
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Australian Words and Phrases Americans Just Don’t Get

[cnxvideo id=”763007″ placement=”ros”]Until its restrictive immigration laws were eased in the mid-20th century, Australia’s culture, apart from that of the ...
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The ANU is moving to kill the Australian National Dictionary – this is why it matters

Bonzer. Dinkum. Troppo. We love our distinctive words and phrases. We revel in the confusion they cause outsiders. We celebrate the stories behind them. We even make up a few furphies about them. What ...
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The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks

It took a while for Australians to appreciate their linguistic distinctiveness. The editors at the Australian National Dictionary Center work to document it. By Damien Cave CANBERRA, Australia — ...
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Disappearing Slang and Cultural Variants: How Australian English Is Changing

Readers reflect on the country’s many different accents. By Yan Zhuang The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. Last week, I wrote about ...