Language can be a very perplexing thing in Australia. Words like "mate" and "bogan" are commonly understood, but dig deeper and the confusion starts to set in. Well the end of your confusion is nigh, ...
Actor Russell Crowe speaks at the 30th annual American Cinematheque Award ceremony in Beverly Hills, California U.S., October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor ...
Selfie, arvo, brekky -- use these words and people will like you more. It's a fact. Well, according to a study by the Australian National University Research School of Psychology's Dr Evan Kidd, who ...
We language educators know that words are much more than just words. Words are windows into a society’s “cultural universe”. Aussie words and idioms then provide a great entry point into Australian ...
A famous AFL term has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary It comes as several other new words have been included in the iconic text The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that it is ...
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A UK exchange student based in Queensland has highlighted some of the Aussie words she'd never encountered before moving Down Under. Laura Collins, a 24-year-old from Cambridge, recently shared a ...
Lexie B, who is originally from Houston, Texas, moved to Brisbane with her family in 2024. While the 38-year-old may have braced herself for Vegemite and kangaroos, there’s one Aussie quirk no one ...
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe is one, and so is Barnaby Joyce, Australia's deputy prime minister whose dual citizenship almost brought down the government. They can both ...
Aussies are constantly confusing Americans with our pronunciation of certain words, and this time all it’s taking is a single letter. Lexie B, who is originally from Houston, Texas, moved to Brisbane ...