'I'm stuffed': migrants boggled by Aussie slang
Sep 17th 2009, 5:23 pm
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'I'm stuffed': migrants boggled by Aussie slang
From the ABC...
While Australians might think we speak standard English, newly arrived migrants often struggle with the unusual colloquialisms that make up our everyday speech.
Here's the linko http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...17/2689235.htm
Its OK, I just confuse them back by putting on an even heavier northern accent.
While Australians might think we speak standard English, newly arrived migrants often struggle with the unusual colloquialisms that make up our everyday speech.
Here's the linko http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...17/2689235.htm
Its OK, I just confuse them back by putting on an even heavier northern accent.
Sep 17th 2009, 5:33 pm
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Re: 'I'm stuffed': migrants boggled by Aussie slang
Aussie slang classes. Oh dear. I think I'd take a shot gun to the tutor if I had to sit through it. Strewth indeed.
