Aussies Used Talk Different

[icyfroth]

Watching the Australian Story on Andrew "Boy" Charlton last night it struck me how the newsreaders of the day had a much "plummier"

accent.

Almost  but quite quite the "pommy" rrrrrowwnded vowels. Distinctly Orstrelian.

We've relaxed a lot since then and grown into our own accent.

But it's nice to listen to the way the old narrators and newsreaders used to speak in their formal way. God forbid they should use the accent of the broader aussie population

Here's an example:

[serendipityricho]

Pimpy-re -carton. box .slab---only way to buy beer. lol.

To me a block is 30 cans a slab is 24 cans.

A carton or box refers to long neck bottles and stubbies.

Others may have different ideas....................................Richo.

[imastawka]

 Makes you wonder why they weren't called potato fritters

in the first place.  Would've been simpler

[j*oono]

I think in Tassie they are called pratties. Boy, did that cause a ruckus when Flashie said she was getting some for tea.

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

I will never forget the kids' first day of school up here in Qld.
The teacher told them to put their port in the port rack
My older son also needed translation for youshouldcomeroundtomyplacethisarvy.

The weird thing up here is what they call a footpath.
There's no path trust me.
It's what in Melbourne we called a nature strip and growing up in Adelaide I called it a verge.
Verge must be a really old word! No -one up here has ever heard the word.

[the_great_she_elephant]

My best experience of two countries divided by a common language was when the Aussie guys living in the flat opposite me and my sister in London were given some posters to stick  on their wall and came over to ask us if we had any durex.

( for those of you who don't 'get' it: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Durex )

[imastawka]

Took me a long time to get out of the habit of calling it durex.

It actually was a brand of sticky tape back in the 50's/60's

              

(bit big, sorry)

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durex_(disambiguation)

[serendipityricho]

Lol -TGSE-they made more than -sticky tape.

--Richo.

[lakeland27]

reminds me of a schoolboy joke. what do you call a resident of prague who falls from a jetty ?

[serendipityricho]

Does the same job -but has different names in other states.

Esky..car fridge..cooler..icebox etc..............................................Richo.

[cherry*135]

Potato scallops is a strange name for potato cakes/fritters. They don't have scallops (shellfish) in them. They don't have a scalloped edge either.

Are they spelt scollops or scallops?

Wiki
Potato scallops originate from central England and are common in fish and chip shops there. This variant is normally a thick slice of potato, dipped in batter and fried, with no additional flavouring added except salt and vinegar.