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"Writer C.R Read cautioned in 1853 “that Englishmen going to the Australian
digging should search their souls and ask themselves ‘if they can stand a
little colonial slang’”.
This slang – our Australian slang – has been a lightning rod for pride,
prejudice and confusion. “Dustbin language” writes one (not a huge fan),
“people’s poetry” writes another (we’d agree).
Expressions like budgie smugglers, fair suck of the Siberian sandshoe or flat
out like a lizard drinking may not be the stuff of great literature and poetry,
but they draw on the same devices: metaphor, irony and features of sound such
as alliteration.
We know what you’re thinking: “Yeah, nah. Aussie slang’s carked it. When was
the last time you heard someone say "cobber” or “dinkum”?“ Fairly recently,
actually —- we’re starting to collect these terms, and rest assured, we’re
finding them."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
