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baybizz · ‎14-07-2015

>> It’s easy to speak Australian - just abbreviate everything... the clip demonstrates to the world just how efficient Australians can be...

>> 'We’re from Australia. We love a good chat - but not for too long. So what us Aussies have done is abbreviate everything...

>> The abbreviations might seem like laziness, but any Aussie will tell you it's clever time saving. We miss two syllables from ‘this afternoon’ to ‘s’arvo’. Two syllables doesn’t sound like much - but added up, 'Strayans are left with more time to play footy, or have a bevvy on a Sundee arvo...

www.dailymail.co.uk/article-3160070/confused-visitors-understanding-Australians

kopenhagen5 · ‎14-07-2015

Bonza, with a bit o dead horse.

Thinking about our up n over friends reading here scratchin their heads.

evil_akuma_2002 · ‎15-07-2015

@kopenhagen5 wrote:
Bonza, with a bit o dead horse.

Thinking about our up n over friends reading here scratchin their heads.

Yeah - the missus too, but I likesem netchel!

'n our friends be scratchin' their noggins - afta 'aving a butchers hook at this!

trancreave · ‎15-07-2015

Sheala, Bloke, gday, no worries.

Has the fly one got it down?

moonflyte · ‎15-07-2015

Bevvy is not Australian it's originally British.

kopenhagen5 · ‎15-07-2015

True dinks.

The Brits ava bevvy, the dinky di ava esky full of tinnies while takin a gander at footy.

imastawka · ‎15-07-2015

@trancreave wrote:
Sheala, Bloke, gday, no worries.

Has the fly one got it down?

I could answer that, but my reply would disappear pretty quick.

Even if I said something nice

Nothing ever changes.

maranock · ‎15-07-2015

Americans trying to figure out the meanings of Aussie words: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/i-am-arvo?utm_term=.mej5bLWNP&fb_ref=click_share#.tyQR78k8W

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