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Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 8910800)
The thing is there are many accents in London -
RP Not quite so RP Well spoken but not plummy.. Estuary Full blown Essex Genuine cockney South London Cheeky London and that's before you get out of the M25! all sorts...so many that some are identifiable but don't have a name...even actors on the Bill have London accents which probably lend themselves to stage school...or something... I thought it was funny when the news had an item that they were demolishing the block of flats used for outside shots in Only Fools and Horses. Turns out it was in Westminster not Peckham. :lol: |
Re: Living with an Aussie - language
[QUOTE=expatasia;8908954]Reminds me of several years back when I introduced the missus to my mother for the first time, it was in a Manor House hotel in the Lakes. She was predictably nervous and could only just manage a handshake and 'How do you do?' in her best engrish.
She was expecting something similar back but my mum was in a funny mood and just answered 'I'm shattered'. Well of course nobody from here would recognise that word, she thought she was being told to 'shut it' and after looking round and checking the doors were indeed already shut never said a word for the next half hour! :lol: So who was the one speaking Chinese then??:sneaky: |
Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Originally Posted by sammax
(Post 8911537)
So who was the one speaking Chinese then??:sneaky: |
Re: Living with an Aussie - language
:huh:
Originally Posted by medwaymark
(Post 8908578)
My girlfriend is a born & bread Aussie, with possibly the strongest Aussie accent you're likely to hear. We have been together nearly a year & we understand most things each other is likely to say these days. I still have to explain some of the jokes on the uk comedies we watch, but that's more to do with the lack of knowledge of uk personalities.
I said something last night which she didn't understand......"oh my giddy aunt". Was quite amusing explaining what I meant by that. Anyone else still have surprises in language still? |
Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Anyone else say " cheers big ears" or is that just me.
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Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Originally Posted by kelli28
(Post 8913211)
Anyone else say " cheers big ears" or is that just me.
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Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Originally Posted by kelli28
(Post 8913211)
Anyone else say " cheers big ears" or is that just me.
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Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Originally Posted by alistairboyle
(Post 8913230)
I use that one a lot too. Great minds obviously do think alike. :D
Cushty belta man :lol: |
Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Aussie term for redheads - is the following true? What does Julia Gillard get called?
'Blue' was traditional (especially for males), but has now largely been replaced by 'ranga' (rhymes with 'banger' or 'clanger'), which is derived from 'orang-utan' for obvious reasons. It's usually a non-offensive term, and may be applied to both males and females with red hair." [The reference books don't give a good reason why "blue" should have been adopted, but it may be from an Australian tradition of giving people nicknames that are the opposite of their real nature. Another theory suggests that nineteenth-century red- haired Irish immigrants used to turn the air blue with their noisy confrontations. Neither explanation is wholly satisfying.] |
Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Originally Posted by expatasia
(Post 8932583)
Aussie term for redheads - is the following true? What does Julia Gillard get called?
'Blue' was traditional (especially for males), but has now largely been replaced by 'ranga' (rhymes with 'banger' or 'clanger'), which is derived from 'orang-utan' for obvious reasons. It's usually a non-offensive term, and may be applied to both males and females with red hair." [The reference books don't give a good reason why "blue" should have been adopted, but it may be from an Australian tradition of giving people nicknames that are the opposite of their real nature. Another theory suggests that nineteenth-century red- haired Irish immigrants used to turn the air blue with their noisy confrontations. Neither explanation is wholly satisfying.] |
Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Originally Posted by Dorothy
(Post 8910722)
Desperate?
I personally go all weak in the knees for an Irish accent. The London one does nothing for me though. Paddy :thumbup: |
Re: Living with an Aussie - language
Originally Posted by expatasia
(Post 8932583)
Aussie term for redheads - is the following true? What does Julia Gillard get called?
'Blue' was traditional (especially for males), but has now largely been replaced by 'ranga' (rhymes with 'banger' or 'clanger'), which is derived from 'orang-utan' for obvious reasons. It's usually a non-offensive term, and may be applied to both males and females with red hair." [The reference books don't give a good reason why "blue" should have been adopted, but it may be from an Australian tradition of giving people nicknames that are the opposite of their real nature. Another theory suggests that nineteenth-century red- haired Irish immigrants used to turn the air blue with their noisy confrontations. Neither explanation is wholly satisfying.] Faithfully, Bloody Nice Bloke |
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