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Old Jun 18th 2004, 11:54 am
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Yeah, but their not called "offies" though are they??
IN SA, if they are attached to a pub they are Drive thru, bott,lows if they are seperate, say in a shopping centre they are Liquor stores................... MM
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Old Jun 18th 2004, 3:07 pm
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Also, has anyone noticed the 'yeah' factor?

For example:
"Can you believe... yeah, and then I... yeah, but then she said.... yeah. I just couldn't believe it!"

And its not just 'yeah', its yeeaahhh.

I'm not sure whether this is just a regional Victoria thing, or if it Australia-wide!

PS Also notice how people say 10 or 50. 10 is pronounced 'tin', and 50 is 'feefty'.
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Old Jun 18th 2004, 3:13 pm
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I've told The Bloke to shoot me if he catches me putting the extra "e" in certain words.........I think its a Queensland thing, they all say "showen" or "throwen" instead of shown or thrown.
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Old Jun 19th 2004, 7:52 pm
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And 9 is more German-sounding.
"noin" to rhyme with "coin"

There was this TV commerical recently where they had a special of "only noin - nointynoin"
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Old Jun 19th 2004, 11:52 pm
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Originally posted by MarkMyWords
As a mere Brit (still) I can work that one out... "kiss and drop" must surely be the school run.
And there was I, sniggering at the thought that it was a variant on what happens to guys at medicals...

Am disappointed now...



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Old Jun 20th 2004, 12:00 am
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Originally posted by Pollyana
I've told The Bloke to shoot me if he catches me putting the extra "e" in certain words.........I think its a Queensland thing, they all say "showen" or "throwen" instead of shown or thrown.

Alrightie Polly, just make sure youse don't do it
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Originally posted by Loopy
'yo' as in yoyo, gurt!
I think some Scottish people pronounce the first syllable in this way too.
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Originally posted by CPW
I think some Scottish people pronounce the first syllable in this way too.

We sure do.
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Originally posted by keith (UK)
Also, has anyone noticed the 'yeah' factor?

For example:
"Can you believe... yeah, and then I... yeah, but then she said.... yeah. I just couldn't believe it!"

And its not just 'yeah', its yeeaahhh.

I'm not sure whether this is just a regional Victoria thing, or if it Australia-wide!

PS Also notice how people say 10 or 50. 10 is pronounced 'tin', and 50 is 'feefty'.
My 6 year old daughter has already started with "mum, yeah, how do I do this, yeah" We have no idea where it has come from, because we are always talking about Aus perhaps she's dreaming in Australian already. LOL

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Old Jul 12th 2004, 2:39 am
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Originally posted by rudo1ph
Been here ten months and I can put up my hand to 5 of those!!!


Some more........

You call party bags lolly bags
You belive that lollies do not come on sticks
A lounge is something you sit on, not the name of a room
To the question "hi, how's it going" you answer "Good thanks"
Only just started immigration process but Mandurah is the area we are looking to move to as we are applying on SIR Visa and we need to live outside mertropilitan area. Heard from friends who live in Applecross that Mandurah is nice area but classed as sort of retirement area! We are in mind 30's with two children, would be nice to get the opinion of someone who actually lives there.
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Originally posted by dex
And 9 is more German-sounding.
"noin" to rhyme with "coin"

There was this TV commerical recently where they had a special of "only noin - nointynoin"
This really tickled me

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Old Jul 12th 2004, 6:17 am
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Originally posted by pete n lisa
This really tickled me

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But do you know anything about Mandurah?
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Originally posted by michellecarre
But do you know anything about Mandurah?
Noin!
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