Challenge! AUSSIES REPRESENT
 

Some of you Stralyan types write a great game, but we want to hear some hot (although this time of year we'll make allowances) Aussie on English (the language) action.

Aliantha has already posted a few vids of her lovely accent, but I think Ducks has only posted pictures of her hinder and cleavage. ZenGum has been positively shameless at exposing his written wit. And Casimendocina has a perplexing handle but, like Zen and Ducks, no vocalizations to speak of. While we're at it, roust Sunsparkz and Sandy Possum and any other Aussies, I've forgotten.

So Dwellars add a word or two to the Aussie List Challenge.

I'll start with:
Jumbuck
Marmite

Hagar and bluesdave and wombat and alphajerk haven't been around lately (or much anyway) either.

Here's a phrase used here a lot.

Bloody oath. As in 'my bloody oath'. Usually it's something like, "bloody oath mate! You shoulda seen it! It was THIS big!!!"

Waittaminnit! Isn't Marmite English English?

My two favourites: fair enough and no worries

and

bugger!

It may be, the point is we need to make a list of words for the Aussies to say out loud while recording themselves.
So the word could be Kumbaya.

In fact, I'll add Kumbaya to the list.

I've picked that up from work with the Brits in the military and from rugby. Now it is a bit of a bad habit, although I hear it frequently in my social circles.

cobblers
get some sheila to do it
I'm off to Yabbie Creek this arvo
Oi! Bea!

Squirrel
Mirror
Dog
Orange
Jaguar
Nicaragua
Water

Yeah, I'll try and man up....just have to wait until the weekend.

Monster - I cant even pronouce Nicaragua in my head, let alone out loud.

Do you want me to drop the c word? because I will, with much heart.

Do you want flirty or out the back with the boys having beers?

This is where I get all sanctimonious (well, more than usual) and linguistic purist...There are 2 ways to pronounce Nicaragua-like it's meant to be pronounced (Ni-ca-ra-gua) or the way non-Spanish speakers pronounce it (i.e. Ni-ca-ra-gu-a) with particular nasal emphasis on the /ra/.

Everything.

Nicaraguan Jaguar

Salman Rusdie wrote about such a thing in his book: The Jaguar Smile.

You mean there is a difference??? I bet either way is hot.

Nicaraguan Jaguars and Orange Dogs