Forum Support Tommy T. Posted October 25 Forum Support Posted October 25 (edited) 5 hours ago, BrettGC said: Excellent news mate! As I said, I didn't think she'd need an interview. Now I am working on teaching her Aussie slang... That's a big job. I want the locals there to understand her on her visit... I have to teach her that if there's an "a" at the end of a word, she should add an "r,"... like pizza and beer sounds like pizzar and biha. And if there's an "r" already in a word, she should drop it, like Cairns is pronounced Cans...? She will have fun... Edited October 25 by Tommy T. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettGC Posted October 25 Posted October 25 1 hour ago, Tommy T. said: Now I am working on teaching her Aussie slang... That's a big job. I want the locals there to understand her on her visit... I have something in the works for her then. One of our nieces is planning on doing her Masters in Australia, I've been preparing a cheat sheet. Just know, it doesn't pull any punches when it comes to the Aussie vernacular! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJReyes Posted October 25 Posted October 25 7 hours ago, Tommy T. said: Now I am working on teaching her Aussie slang... That's a big job. I want the locals there to understand her on her visit... I still remember a little girl living in the Philippines with her parents. We would ask her, "Hey Abby. Do you speak English?" "Nah." "What do you speak?" "Australian." The parents enrolled her in a Catholic school where she learned Philippine English. " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted October 25 Posted October 25 8 minutes ago, JJReyes said: The parents enrolled her in a Catholic school where she learned Philippine English. please explain this for us, if you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJReyes Posted October 25 Posted October 25 10 minutes ago, Jack Peterson said: please explain this for us, if you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted October 25 Posted October 25 Just now, JJReyes said: 11 minutes ago, Jack Peterson said: please explain this for us, if you can I Didn't think you could Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJReyes Posted October 25 Posted October 25 While schools in the Philippines try to teach Standard American English, the students learn two version. The first is called Academic English which is in the classroom. The second is Street English which is spoken outside of the classroom. Australian English has its own unique characteristics although, my assumption, students are supposed to learn the Queen's English (now King's English). My two sons faced a similar challenge. They spoke excellent English but, upon arrival in Honolulu, they quickly had to learn Hawaiian creole or pidgin to converse with classmates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJReyes Posted October 25 Posted October 25 10 minutes ago, Jack Peterson said: I Didn't think you could Sorry. Computer glitch. I did the quote, but my laptop would not allow me to type the response. I love that line in My Fair Lady, "In Australia, they haven't spoken it (English) in years!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted October 25 Posted October 25 1 minute ago, JJReyes said: I love that line in My Fair Lady, "In Australia, they haven't spoken it (English) in years!" Total misquote. I am sure you know, in fact of all the Commonwealth countries of The UK Australians speak very good English. Spelling correct but you have NOT answered my Question Glitch? Maybe your laptop did not understand Your English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJReyes Posted October 25 Posted October 25 2 minutes ago, Jack Peterson said: Total misquote. I am sure you know, in fact of all the Commonwealth countries of The UK Australians speak very good English. Spelling correct but you have NOT answered my Question Glitch? Maybe your laptop did not understand Your English You learn two or more versions of the language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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