27 March 2020
Strewth, it’s Strine
You’ve gotta love what the Aussies can do to the English language.
No time was wasted Down Under in adapting linguistically to the present crisis.
A sample of the latest OzSpeak:
“Me boss tested posi for the ’Rona so now I’m in iso. Popped down to Woollies for some sanny, but it’s been bloody magpie’d.”
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