Aussies at Play

The Aussie Test

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April 27th 2009
We spent more than two weeks in Egypt and Jordan as the only Americans along with a group of ten Aussies. As we managed to translate what they were saying, we all worked together to create this dictionary: AUSSIE ENGLISH AND THE TRANSLATION TO AMERICAN Breakie means Breakfast Barbie means BBQ/charcoal grill Sparrow’s fart means Early in the morning: “up at sparrow’s fart” Fair dinkum m ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more