Au-ddly Australian

Its a little early yet, but I am procrastinating picking an FEA project.  So this weeks Au-ddly Australian is language.

Ah yes, the mystical Australian accent.  Some people love it.  They find it outdoorsy and adventurous and whatever.  Some people, no names, just tell Nana I've been thinking of her, think it is a terrible bit of coarse English, remnants of the proper language from back home in England.  Its probably since the Kings and Queens just sent all the scruffy faced scoundrels (can you guess which trilogy just completed its 3 week Saturday night marathon?) down under. 

But in actuality, its really more akin to the language of a 6 year old sent over from London.  They say 'cheers' and 'ta', 'cheers' being the only one I have started to use.  But, they also say brekkie, footy, sunnies, chewie, pettie, Uni, and barbies.  Which in order mean:  breakfast, football (Australian Rules), sunglasses, chewing gum, gasoline (petrol), University/college, and barbecues.  Of course barbies are acceptable.  They involve mostly meat and beer.  But not shrimp.  Those would be prawns, mate.  But other than that, the shortening of perfectly reasonable words with the use of 'ie' or 'y' makes its all sound very childish. 

Some other fun or otherwise Australian accents:  Mate is really pronounced more like Mite.  G'day is more like G'd-aye.  Disoriented is disorientated.  I've seen computator somewhere.  But I don't recall whether it was a PC or something slightly different.  You don't go back and 'review' all that Prob Stat you were supposed to have learned back whenever.  You 'revise' it.  'No worries' is a general thanks/goodbye to someone you may not know.  Ask someone something on the street and you are bound to get or give a 'No worries.'  Which may leave you thinking, what on earth would I be worrying about following that exchange.  Those in the habit of always apologizing may appreciate it.  At a bar, you 'shout' a round.  And proper etiquette dictates that if you have been 'shouted' you will 'shout' back before leaving the bar.  And you will 'shout' a 'jug' not a pitcher.  Those who shout excessively or maybe more of what we would call a redneck are called 'blogans.' 'Acka-Dacka' is the much longer semi phonetic pronunciation of AC/DC.  But at least they call pizza 'pizza.'  No Jersey 'pies' here.