I was telling my friend about the strangeness of Australian colloquialism and she laughed saying maybe that's why people ask if one knows English as many words are only in the Australian English.
I have been watching the Australian version of 'Countdown' called 'Letters and Numbers'. The definitive dictionary that is referred to by David Astle is the Macquarie Fifth Edition dictionary. I must say there are many words that are very new to us. Some make sense while others are surprising. While I am not all new words from this program I will try and put up short notes about the words that I have come across often and they intrigue and / or amuse me.
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