We are a very typical Australian family. And because we are typical sometimes we really laugh at the slang we use.Well I laugh at my husband. I am a stickler for spelling and pronunciation...so I really pick him up on everything that spills out of his mouth.The laughter in our house over the last few …
We are a very typical Australian family. And because we are typical sometimes we really laugh at the slang we use.
Well I laugh at my husband. I am a stickler for spelling and pronunciation…so I really pick him up on everything that spills out of his mouth.
The laughter in our house over the last few weeks has been over the use of these words:
Isn’t it = idn’t it
Wasn’t it = wodn’t it
Doesn’t it = dudn’t it
I am gobsmacked. I cannot believe he keeps manipulating these words. Those that know me will be laughing at how much of a hard time I will be giving Chambo over this.
I have heard this vomit out of his mouth so many times lately. I am as quick as a flash and glare at him. He will generally crack up laughing and exclaim, “I did it again. I can’t believe I keep saying that…”
So, in the Chambers household this week, we are working on our proper English and I am sure to have this little problem of his sorted in no time.
So instead of starting a diet, watching our money, or cleaning the house – our focus is fixing up our slang and trying to come across as a little more “educated”…well my husband will be!
Articulation and elocution is on top of the list this week.
Anything as important as this happening in your house lately?
Katrina x
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The Weekend Island
My hubby has an awful habit of dropping 'fucken' 16 times in a sentence when he's angry about something. Then I tell him he's a bogan, and he gets even angrier. Vicious circle, I tell you.
Vicki
LOL thats funny, its amazing how we change things..I'm guilty of it.. I just put it down to being tired LOL well thats my excuse…
thanks for you kind comments on my blog.. and yup i can stay "outta" the kitchen hahahaha
have a lovely day
Vic xxxx
Julie-Ann
I have to concentrate to say Australia instead of Austraya. Since starting the forum I have been shocked at how poorly my spelling was- so I work very hard on that. But it doesn't help that the forum software is American so sometimes I just decide I'm right & the software is just wrong. Yes – I sit here and have spelling debates with my computer- but I'm really perfectly sane. Oh and I keep wanting to say lol in conversations- eek.
Sue
Haha, thanks for stoppin' by, I told you i need you to come and sort me out!!
My hubby always says, 'Was you good today', instead of 'were', and 'wasnt' intead of werent. I have tried correcting him over the years, but I give up, even the kids have tried…As long as they know the right way I suppose.He blames it on his 'English' heritage, as alot of them say it like that! So I would could it slang, just lazy!
ambette
Katrina – haha, you really remind me of my Mum. We actually got sent to elocution lessons as kids, and she also used to have these little rhymes she'd make us practice to get us to enunciate words correctly. Mum is also the reason I'm such a stickler for spelling these days, and I'm sure when I have kids they'll cop it as well.
Julie Ann – I've been noticing a lot lately, the differences between American English and British English. It really irks me every time I get the squiggly red line every time I spell realised with an 's' instead of a 'z'. Also until recently I didn't realise that jewellery was spelt 'jewelry' in the US. I had a moment of panic the other day when I thought I'd been spelling it incorrectly all these years. Turns out it's just another difference between the two versions of English. I've got heaps of other examples I've been noticing lately. Mark my words – it's going to be US spell-checkers that will eventually convert everyone to US English. It's already creeping in!
Julie-Ann
Hi Ambette I have found all these plus of course writing about decorating -colour is color. Hence the huge debates my computer and I have. I refuse to concede defeat. I'm Austrayn after all. Lol
brismod
Ah yes, we are working on language skills at our home too…inappropriate colourful words get flung around here…!!
Alison
Come on Aussie come on come on
Come on Aussie come on.
Like Brismod we aew working on the inappropriate colourful language when we have Wednesday night family dinners. There are 3 generations of us (with 3 littlies) and at 7,6 and 2 they pick up the 'colourful language' so easily. It amazes me when they use it in all the right places. Sometimes it is so hard to keep a serious face and not laugh yourself silly.
Alison
Janine Marshall
Hi Katrina,
Just read through the comments above and I agree with Ambette. Has anyone else noticed that Aussies are now starting to call biscuits 'cookies' WHAT IS THAT, I HATE IT….C'mon don't tell me I'm the only one??? There is another example but I can't recall at the moment, too much strain on the ol' grey matter today, figures flying around everywhere. And before I go, the term 'awesome' my hubby absolutely hates that. On some American shows they use that word a lot too. Totally awesome that you're back Katrina. hahaha
Janine
XXOO
Tassie
Lorraine
Hi Katrina,
I totally agree with you. I am always telling my hubby off. Don't get me started on his writing either, sometimes I swear he should have been a doctor the way he writes. Having been born in Austria that is his excuse.
Lorraine xox
chair up
I am sooo on the same page as you Katrina. Since we've moved across the Tasman my kids keep leaving the t's out when they're counting, so it's thirdeen, fourdeen, seveneen, noineen. drives me bats I tell you! Another one (of many)that irks me is using singular when it should be plural ie "there's some apples". No, "there're some apples, it's plural, there ARE not there IS. Oh dear, you've got me going now, better stop myself….bye
Angex
A Very Fine House {and katrinaleechambers.com}
Oh Ange I love it! Thirdeen, fourdeen….hilarious! Yes, we could all write post after post on this topic. It's a favourite of mine. A few other words people say that shit me: punkin (pumpkin), fermos (thermos), pafessional (professional), die-reaching (dry reaching), pathers (pavers)…..
Kallie
My son has lazy speech and I hate it… I don't mind certain things (I say yeah instead of yes after all) but the thirdeen, sevendy etc get me too…
Annieb25
Oh Katrina my most hated word … pathers … argh I cringe everytime I hear that. My other one is hearing people on the radio or tv saying anythink! somthink or everythink! argh … don't get me started lol
Kerry
My 22 year old son is coming back to live with me this weekend for a few months, so I suspect I'll be calling on you for help! Both my kids say 'your one'…what in the heck is wrong with 'yours'!!
Lorraine
Katrina my mother in law is a classic. She says wid ( with ) me. A few others which I cannot recall just now. It is her Austrian up bringing. They write things how they sound. College is another one hubby always puts colledge.
What is wrong wif fermos??????
Lorraine xox
The Moerks
Ohh I can't stand pacific for (specific) drives me bonkers. My dad is a speech pathologist so you can just imagine what it was like in our house. Growing up we felt like the only kids in school who were "going" anywhere, everyone else was "goen". To this day I can'd drop my I N G S or I'm scared I'll get growled at!
1 Funky Woman
Too funny! My mother was an English major so pronunciation was huge in our household. I'll bet your hubby knows how much this annoys you and loves doing it! I'm amazed at how kids speak let alone adults lately. I heard Justin Bieber sing and in an interview recently and was shocked when he said a'ight, I'm sure he was meaning to say alright but geesh! Good luck with your English lesson! Oh, I looked up some Australian slang because my son loves all things Australian and laughed at a few (no, my son was not present when I read these!)
Crack a fat : get an erection ( oh,my can't stop laughing)
Donger : penis
Doodle : penis
Franger : condom
Freckle : anus
Budgie smugglers : men's bathing costume
Ankle biter : small child (my mother used this all the time when I was a kid)
Lippy : lipstick
Liquid laugh : vomit
Ok, I had to stop I was laughing too hard!
Can't wait to see what grade your husband gets in his class!
Janine Marshall
It took a while but I've noticed people are calling lollies candy….
Had to laugh at funky woman above….I've never heard of a couple of them…liquid laugh YUCK lol
Take care
Janine
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Tassie