5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
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5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
With apologies to the Aussie born people that post on this site and I'm sure you can reciprocate about us Poms, I want to give you some of the things that irritate me most about Aussie people, in no particular order.
1. I have a colleague who says "no worries" on average about 6-10 times every time he is on the phone
2. All my colleague's say "good on yer" before they put the phone down on each call
3. From shop assistants the US style "Have a nice day" is creeping in
4. The withering realisation "oohh okay" is used all too often
5. Instead of thanking you the Aussies like to just say "cool"
Glad to get that off my chest. By the way, I still like the Aussies.
1. I have a colleague who says "no worries" on average about 6-10 times every time he is on the phone
2. All my colleague's say "good on yer" before they put the phone down on each call
3. From shop assistants the US style "Have a nice day" is creeping in
4. The withering realisation "oohh okay" is used all too often
5. Instead of thanking you the Aussies like to just say "cool"
Glad to get that off my chest. By the way, I still like the Aussies.
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Originally Posted by Neil S
With apologies to the Aussie born people that post on this site and I'm sure you can reciprocate about us Poms, I want to give you some of the things that irritate me most about Aussie people, in no particular order.
1. I have a colleague who says "no worries" on average about 6-10 times every time he is on the phone
2. All my colleague's say "good on yer" before they put the phone down on each call
3. From shop assistants the US style "Have a nice day" is creeping in
4. The withering realisation "oohh okay" is used all too often
5. Instead of thanking you the Aussies like to just say "cool"
Glad to get that off my chest. By the way, I still like the Aussies.
1. I have a colleague who says "no worries" on average about 6-10 times every time he is on the phone
2. All my colleague's say "good on yer" before they put the phone down on each call
3. From shop assistants the US style "Have a nice day" is creeping in
4. The withering realisation "oohh okay" is used all too often
5. Instead of thanking you the Aussies like to just say "cool"
Glad to get that off my chest. By the way, I still like the Aussies.
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Originally Posted by Neil S
With apologies to the Aussie born people that post on this site and I'm sure you can reciprocate about us Poms, I want to give you some of the things that irritate me most about Aussie people, in no particular order.
1. I have a colleague who says "no worries" on average about 6-10 times every time he is on the phone
2. All my colleague's say "good on yer" before they put the phone down on each call
3. From shop assistants the US style "Have a nice day" is creeping in
4. The withering realisation "oohh okay" is used all too often
5. Instead of thanking you the Aussies like to just say "cool"
Glad to get that off my chest. By the way, I still like the Aussies.
1. I have a colleague who says "no worries" on average about 6-10 times every time he is on the phone
2. All my colleague's say "good on yer" before they put the phone down on each call
3. From shop assistants the US style "Have a nice day" is creeping in
4. The withering realisation "oohh okay" is used all too often
5. Instead of thanking you the Aussies like to just say "cool"
Glad to get that off my chest. By the way, I still like the Aussies.
Oohh OK.
Good on yer for telling us, no worries, its cool.
Have a nice day!
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
That's beautiful/ beautiful!
I keep adding hey? to the end of my sentences, must have picked it up from somewhere and it is really annoying me.
Saying stuff wrong e.g. gar-rage/per-go-la etc.
I keep adding hey? to the end of my sentences, must have picked it up from somewhere and it is really annoying me.
Saying stuff wrong e.g. gar-rage/per-go-la etc.
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
My pet hate is making verbs out of any old word.
1) Suicided
2) farewelled
3) Treed
(- these three always seem to appear on the news...and I am shouting at the newspresenter ' committed suicide' 'bade farewell' 'tree-lined" like a mad woman)
4) the pronounication of the word debut (day-booo)
5) darl. (but generally sounds like 'doll')
I feel so much better now!
1) Suicided
2) farewelled
3) Treed
(- these three always seem to appear on the news...and I am shouting at the newspresenter ' committed suicide' 'bade farewell' 'tree-lined" like a mad woman)
4) the pronounication of the word debut (day-booo)
5) darl. (but generally sounds like 'doll')
I feel so much better now!
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Originally Posted by Pomster
My pet hate is making verbs out of any old word.
1) Suicided
2) farewelled
3) Treed
(- these three always seem to appear on the news...and I am shouting at the newspresenter ' committed suicide' 'bade farewell' 'tree-lined" like a mad woman)
4) the pronounication of the word debut (day-booo)
5) darl. (but generally sounds like 'doll')
I feel so much better now!
1) Suicided
2) farewelled
3) Treed
(- these three always seem to appear on the news...and I am shouting at the newspresenter ' committed suicide' 'bade farewell' 'tree-lined" like a mad woman)
4) the pronounication of the word debut (day-booo)
5) darl. (but generally sounds like 'doll')
I feel so much better now!
Now my kids say it.
And "Heaps", they say all the time
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Originally Posted by Pomster
My pet hate is making verbs out of any old word.
1) Suicided
2) farewelled
3) Treed
(- these three always seem to appear on the news...and I am shouting at the newspresenter ' committed suicide' 'bade farewell' 'tree-lined" like a mad woman)
4) the pronounication of the word debut (day-booo)
5) darl. (but generally sounds like 'doll')
I feel so much better now!
1) Suicided
2) farewelled
3) Treed
(- these three always seem to appear on the news...and I am shouting at the newspresenter ' committed suicide' 'bade farewell' 'tree-lined" like a mad woman)
4) the pronounication of the word debut (day-booo)
5) darl. (but generally sounds like 'doll')
I feel so much better now!
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
...ohhh and one I missed:
'deplaned' - although this is hubby's pet hate really.
'deplaned' - although this is hubby's pet hate really.
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Starting sentences with "Aw look..." or "Listen...".
Listen, I've found myself doing it with increasing regularity.
To balance this up we should have Top 5 British traits that piss us off.
Listen, I've found myself doing it with increasing regularity.
To balance this up we should have Top 5 British traits that piss us off.
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Originally Posted by haggis supper
To balance this up we should have Top 5 British traits that piss us off.
So that's where the QLD "eh" comes from, its just been abreviated here!
WW
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Originally Posted by Neil S
With apologies to the Aussie born people that post on this site and I'm sure you can reciprocate about us Poms, I want to give you some of the things that irritate me most about Aussie people, in no particular order.
1. I have a colleague who says "no worries" on average about 6-10 times every time he is on the phone
2. All my colleague's say "good on yer" before they put the phone down on each call
3. From shop assistants the US style "Have a nice day" is creeping in
4. The withering realisation "oohh okay" is used all too often
5. Instead of thanking you the Aussies like to just say "cool"
Glad to get that off my chest. By the way, I still like the Aussies.
1. I have a colleague who says "no worries" on average about 6-10 times every time he is on the phone
2. All my colleague's say "good on yer" before they put the phone down on each call
3. From shop assistants the US style "Have a nice day" is creeping in
4. The withering realisation "oohh okay" is used all too often
5. Instead of thanking you the Aussies like to just say "cool"
Glad to get that off my chest. By the way, I still like the Aussies.
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Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Ok....some British speech traits that bugged me when in the UK!!
1. "Alright?" as a greeting!! When I first got there and people would say that I would be like "Yes thanks!!" with the most puzzled look!!
2. "We was driving down the road....." Need I say more???
3. Fan-dabby-dozey.......WTF??????
4. "When one wants something, one just asks!" Does one???
5. "The UK has so much more Culture than anywhere else!!"...... (just had to throw that one in)
1. "Alright?" as a greeting!! When I first got there and people would say that I would be like "Yes thanks!!" with the most puzzled look!!
2. "We was driving down the road....." Need I say more???
3. Fan-dabby-dozey.......WTF??????
4. "When one wants something, one just asks!" Does one???
5. "The UK has so much more Culture than anywhere else!!"...... (just had to throw that one in)
#15
Re: 5 Most Irritating Aussie Speech Traits
Adding 'O' onto everything
Jono
Stevo
Arvo
Smoko
Rego
i wouldnt say i find it irritating, just amuzing
Jono
Stevo
Arvo
Smoko
Rego
i wouldnt say i find it irritating, just amuzing