Thread: Americanisms are ****ing me off

You don't get much more Australian than Henry Lawson, & Banjo Paterson.


Lawson's " Borderland"


Borderland - Henry Lawson


Paterson's reply, " In Defence of the Bush "


IN DEFENCE OF THE BUSH by A.B. "Banjo" Paterson (1864 - 1941)

All is not lost, the rear guard fights on, Bob




Modern Australian poetry | australia.gov.au


and, Australian slang


Australian slang - a story of Australian English | australia.gov.au

Hello All,

Our vocabularies are shrinking ... say researchers in the UK According to Catani, oral tradition is eroding because children and adults are spending more and more time glued to computer, tablet and smartphone screens. He conducted a study using 27 volunteers and asked them to remember made-up words. According to his research, hearing and verbally imitating the speech was integral to understanding new words.

Accessed 17th of July, 2014 from
Vocabularies Shrinking: Are Smartphones, Tablets, Other Internet Devices Making It Harder To Learn New Words? [REPORT] - International Science Times

Kind Regards
Lionel

The Channel 9 NRL commentators are absolute ******* with their use of American sporting terms I.e. "Touchdown", "Game On", "Ballgame" "Off...ence", "Deeefence", Now there are some true *******!
Steve

Originally Posted by derpomz

I have no idea what the F you are talking about.
I wen to the USA once, absolutly a great country, if it wasnt for the people. They are thick, stupid and easily lead. No wonder they think the world revolves around them. Never ask for a lemonade, it takes a while to make it.

Well you can't help that now can you old Limey

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Mate, I note you're ****ed off with the UK and that's why you're here. Then you start a post saying what's the point, Australia is goin down the gurgler. Now the above on the USA .

You should buy your own island somewhere so you've got nothin else to whinge about

While we're at it... (figuratively that is...)
the correct spelling is "Struth" or "strewth" from "God's truth"

No toilets, bathrooms or WCs please... the correct term is lavatory or as dinky- di Aussies call it simply "the lav".

thank you!

Originally Posted by Hoges

While we're at it... (figuratively that is...)
the correct spelling is "Struth" or "strewth" from "God's truth"

No toilets, bathrooms or WCs please... the correct term is lavatory or as dinky- di Aussies call it simply "the lav".

thank you!

Etymology
Corruption of God′s truth. Compare zounds, blimey.

Alternative forms
′strewth, streuth, strooth, struth, ’struth.

You're welcome

lav·a·to·ry [lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Show IPA
noun, plural lav·a·to·ries.
1.
a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
2.
a flush toilet; water closet.
3.
a bowl or basin with running water for washing or bathing purposes; washbowl.
4.
any place where washing is done.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English lavatorie < Late Latin lavātōrium washing-place, equivalent to Latin lavā ( re ) to wash + -tōrium -tory2

Again, you're welcome

Are the terms, "the John", or "the crapper" or "the ****house" or "the dunny" still in vogue for the lavatory??? I must admit I haven't heard these terms in years except amongst us old blokes!!!