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An Australian woman who has lived in the US for eight years has revealed how her accent can sometimes get her into trouble. Video game designer Alanah Pearce, who lives in Los Angeles, took to TikTok ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Australian turn of phrase is a gorgeous linguistic riddle. Even those who live there can be confused by popular phrases. Flip flops are called "thongs," ...

Howard Manns receives funding from the ARC Special Research Initiative SR200200350 Metaphors and Identities in the Australian Vernacular. Kate Burridge receives funding from the ARC Special Research ...

Sydney — Australia's quasi-official Macquarie Dictionary has picked "ens***tification" as the word of 2024, tapping into a growing sense that once-great digital services are bad and getting worse.

Every language has its own slang and phrases you should master to sound like a true native speaker. Australian English is no exception. You may have heard "G'day mate", "fair dinkum", and "strewth!" ...

It took a while for Australians to appreciate their linguistic distinctiveness. The editors at the Australian National Dictionary Center work to document it. By Damien Cave CANBERRA, Australia — ...

My local council recently invited residents to “dob in a dumper” and presumably the citizens took up this great Australian invitation with pride. Linguistics professor Anna Wierzbicka of the ...