Australian speak with me
1. If someone asks you what you are doing this 'arvo' , they want to know what you are doing ____________.
a) during the holidays | b) at lunch time | c) this afternoon
2. If someone invites you to a 'barbie' , they are inviting you to _________.
a) a bar to drink some beer | b) a barbecue | c) a doll competition (!)
3. If someone offers you a 'tinny' , they are offering you _____________.
a) tin for your roof (!) | b) a can of beer | c) food.
4. If someone tells you to 'take one for Ron' , they mean ________________.
a) give one to the man called Ron | b) take another one for later on | c) please don't take any more.
And the one oz slang I've read about quite often:
5. If someone tells you that they are 'fair dinkum', they mean they ____________.
a) are telling you the truth | b) were born in Australia | c) are overweight.
Answers: c, b, b, b, a
When we mention the word 'Kylie', we associate it with a female name; as in Kylie Minogue. In Western Australia, however, it is a term for what is known elsewhere as a 'boomerang'.
Gee. I didn't know that until I stumbled across this piece of info on some Oz website.
Other Rants
1. Monash KL's offer letter came in today. Bachelor of Arts (Communication). Not interested in it though.
2. Aunty Shirley (Mum's 3rd sister, from Batu Pahat, 100km north from here) visited us today. Staying with us till Friday. And as I'm writing this, they are still whipping up a storm in the kitchen at such a late hour.