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Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries, developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of English--though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
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Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries, developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of English--though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation civili'''s'''ation, met'''re''', and met'''re'''.
labo'''u'''r (''except'' when referring to the Australian Labor Party).
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Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries, developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of {{English}}--though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
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Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries, developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of {{English}}--though English--though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
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One major difference Australian English has compared to almost all other languages is the liberal use of CountryMatters, and using it in a fashion where it can be a ''positive'' between the speaker and the subject of the word.
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->''"This is Australia. We eat meat, we drink beer, and we speak [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] English."''
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Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries, developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of {{English}}--though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
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Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[BritainVersusTheUK [[UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries, developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of {{English}}--though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
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Records from the early 19th century survive to this day describing the distinct dialect that had surfaced in the colonies since first settlement in 1788. Peter Miller Cunningham's 1827 book ''Two Years in [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]]'' describes the distinctive accent and vocabulary of the native-born colonists, different to that of their parents and with a strong [[BritishAccents Cockney]] influence.
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Records from the early 19th century survive to this day describing the distinct dialect that had surfaced in the colonies since first settlement in 1788. Peter Miller Cunningham's 1827 book ''Two Years in [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]]'' describes the distinctive accent and vocabulary of the native-born colonists, different to that of their parents and with a strong [[BritishAccents [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents Cockney]] influence.
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For examples of modern Aussie uniqueness and peculiar words, have a gander at {{Australian Accent}}s.
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For examples of modern Aussie uniqueness and peculiar words, have a gander at {{Australian UsefulNotes/{{Australian Accent}}s.
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Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of {{English}} -- though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
Records from the early 19th century survive to this day describing the distinct dialect that had surfaced in the colonies since first settlement in 1788, with Peter Miller Cunningham's 1827 book Two Years in [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]], describing the distinctive accent and vocabulary of the native born colonists, different to that of their parents and with a strong [[BritishAccents Cockney]] influence.
Since UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, American media has made a profound impact on the language -- particularly slang. However, it's still more common to use Aussie-isms, as using words overly-typically American or British sounding will earn you ridicule.
However, many younger Australians are inundated with both American and English media, so use American and English spelling interchangeably. Thinking about what they are writing too hard can [[CentipedesDilemma cause brains to melt]].
Records from the early 19th century survive to this day describing the distinct dialect that had surfaced in the colonies since first settlement in 1788, with Peter Miller Cunningham's 1827 book Two Years in [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]], describing the distinctive accent and vocabulary of the native born colonists, different to that of their parents and with a strong [[BritishAccents Cockney]] influence.
Since UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, American media has made a profound impact on the language -- particularly slang. However, it's still more common to use Aussie-isms, as using words overly-typically American or British sounding will earn you ridicule.
However, many younger Australians are inundated with both American and English media, so use American and English spelling interchangeably. Thinking about what they are writing too hard can [[CentipedesDilemma cause brains to melt]].
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Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries centuries, developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of {{English}} -- though {{English}}--though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
Records from the early 19th century survive to this day describing the distinct dialect that had surfaced in the colonies since first settlement in1788, with 1788. Peter Miller Cunningham's 1827 book Two ''Two Years in [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]], describing Wales]]'' describes the distinctive accent and vocabulary of the native born native-born colonists, different to that of their parents and with a strong [[BritishAccents Cockney]] influence.
Since UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, American mediahas have made a profound impact on the language -- particularly dialect--particularly slang. However, it's still more common to use Aussie-isms, as using words overly-typically that sound overly typically American or British sounding will earn you ridicule.
However, many younger Australians are inundated with both North American andEnglish British media, so they use American and English spelling Commonwealth spellings interchangeably. Thinking too hard about what they are writing too hard can [[CentipedesDilemma cause brains to melt]].
Records from the early 19th century survive to this day describing the distinct dialect that had surfaced in the colonies since first settlement in
Since UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, American media
However, many younger Australians are inundated with both North American and
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->''"This is Australia. We eat meat, we drink beer, and we speak [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] English."''
-->-- '''Popular T-shirt slogan'''
Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of {{English}} -- though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
Records from the early 19th century survive to this day describing the distinct dialect that had surfaced in the colonies since first settlement in 1788, with Peter Miller Cunningham's 1827 book Two Years in [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]], describing the distinctive accent and vocabulary of the native born colonists, different to that of their parents and with a strong [[BritishAccents Cockney]] influence.
Since UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, American media has made a profound impact on the language -- particularly slang. However, it's still more common to use Aussie-isms, as using words overly-typically American or British sounding will earn you ridicule.
However, many younger Australians are inundated with both American and English media, so use American and English spelling interchangeably. Thinking about what they are writing too hard can [[CentipedesDilemma cause brains to melt]].
For examples of modern Aussie uniqueness and peculiar words, have a gander at {{Australian Accent}}s.
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-->-- '''Popular T-shirt slogan'''
Australian English began diverging from UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish shortly after the founding of the colony of [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]] in 1788. It arose from the intermingling of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the [[BritainVersusTheUK British Isles]] and has, over the following centuries developed and diverged into a distinct and unique major variety of {{English}} -- though still keeping UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish spellings to words like colo'''u'''r, civili'''s'''ation and met'''re'''.
Records from the early 19th century survive to this day describing the distinct dialect that had surfaced in the colonies since first settlement in 1788, with Peter Miller Cunningham's 1827 book Two Years in [[UsefulNotes/{{Sydney}} New South Wales]], describing the distinctive accent and vocabulary of the native born colonists, different to that of their parents and with a strong [[BritishAccents Cockney]] influence.
Since UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, American media has made a profound impact on the language -- particularly slang. However, it's still more common to use Aussie-isms, as using words overly-typically American or British sounding will earn you ridicule.
However, many younger Australians are inundated with both American and English media, so use American and English spelling interchangeably. Thinking about what they are writing too hard can [[CentipedesDilemma cause brains to melt]].
For examples of modern Aussie uniqueness and peculiar words, have a gander at {{Australian Accent}}s.
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