Would you Like an Avo this Arvo?

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

You may want to do a double-take, but those are indeed Australian mountains, a couple of hours from where we live. Most of the snow has likely melted by now.

…and if you don’t know what the title above means, you’re probably curious just about now.
Okay, so here’s yet another quirky expression from this side of [...]

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Australian Abbreviations

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

In my series of posts on Australian expressions and idiosyncrasies, I realize that I have left you, dear readers, sadly in the dark. You see, I have just now unlocked one of the secrets to speaking like an Aussie in no time. In a way it is so simple that I adopted it without realizing [...]

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