extrobe

Hi, bit of a lighthearted question this one.

What major language differences are there between UK English & Aus English?

Less around pronunciation, but words / issms / phrases / word usage etc.

Been having a good childish giggle about buying thongs, so wondering what else I can look forward to saying more often that I do now?

ETA:
Oh, and I guess are there any common UK words / phrases I really should avoid (as they have a different meaning / considered rude or offensive etc)

Beoz

If you are in Queensland, you might be asked for a root.

extrobe

With any luck
(If I got that right!)

GarryP

Arvo.

Confused me when I first visited Oz.

Gordon Barlow

http://britishexpats.com/forum/barbi...-871377/page2/
This (above) is a closed thread - closed for lack of interest, probably, so this one of yours might not last long either, extrobe. But Strine is a rich theme, and illustrates some of the differences in pronunciation, if not etymology! Check it out.

Lucas_Dad

I've been here almost 5 years and am still struggling to remember the glass sizes in pubs. Schooner/pot/midi/whatever. I just go and ask for "beer", they say "would you like a [whatever the large one is]", and I say "yes please!".

Swerv-o

Maroon in pronounced marone for some reason - unless you're discussing the band Maroon 5, when it is Maroon.


S

Gordon Barlow

My Grandma used to have a maroan broach - or was it a maroon brooch? I don't know what she would have called the band!

Dorothy

If your grandma had any ear for music she would have called the band crap.

GarryP

Seriously, some standardisation would be a smart move.

Amazulu

That's very wrong

A pint in WA is 570ml

Beoz

A schooner in NSW is not 425ml

GarryP

Well that's an advert from VB, so it has some provenance.

Here's another cut at it (that says a schooner in NSW is 425ml)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_i...a#Beer_glasses

As I say, a bit of standardisation would be a good move.

Swerv-o

As it is in NSW - well 568 ml I think, but what's a couple of ml between friends?



Schooners are 425 ml in NSW - What have you been drinking out of a schooner Beoz? Some pubs serve Schmidis, which is a small Schooner - about 330 ml I think - enough for a bottle of European lager. Though of course they charge the same price as a schooner...


S

extrobe

Well, it seems beer has jumped to the top of my priority list when I do my 'orientation visit'
Going to have to order several to practice.