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No wukkas. No worries, don’t worry about it, all good. She’ll be right. According to ANU, Australian English often uses the feminine pronoun “she,” whereas standard English would use “it.”
[1] [6] For example, bikie (a motorcycle, or motorbike club member), does not imply a bicycle in a small or childish sense as it may in other English dialects. In Australian English, diminutives are usually formed by taking the first part of a word, and adding an ending such as a, o, ie, or y. Sometimes, no ending is added. [1]
This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages. Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang, have become widely used in other varieties of English, and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English.
Strimmer: Australian English whipper snipper or line trimmer; Swan (verb): To move from one place to another ostentatiously; Sweets: Australian English lollies; Tailback: A long queue of stationary or slow-moving traffic; Tangerine: Australian English mandarin; Tipp-Ex: Australian English white out or liquid paper; Trainers: Athletic footwear.
The Macquarie Dictionary (/ m ə ˈ k w ɒr i /) is a dictionary of Australian English.It is considered by many to be the standard reference on Australian English. [1] [2] It also pays considerable attention to New Zealand English.
Nursery in Australian English generally refers to a plant nursery, whereas in British English and American English it also often refers to a child care or daycare for pre-school age children [42] Paddock in Australian English refers to an open field or meadow whereas in American and British English it refers to a small agricultural enclosure
The Australian National Dictionary Centre's major research project is the Australian National Dictionary.The project seeks to find English words and meanings that have originated in Australia, that have a greater currency in Australia than elsewhere, or that have a special significance in Australian history.
The Australian National Dictionary: Australian Words and Their Origins is a historical dictionary of Australian English, recording 16,000 words, phrases, and meanings of Australian origin and use. The first edition of the dictionary, edited by W. S. Ramson, was published in 1988 by Oxford University Press ; the second edition was edited by ...