Everyone needs a little Strine Edjercashun

Everyone needs a little Strine Edjercashun

A stranger in a strange land. The only person in the Salt Lake Valley without an accent.

Sometimes I think I exist in a bubble (people know I'm speaking but they do not comprehend). Dragon Naturally Speaking produces fiendish results, making fun of me, as it types my speech - accent and all. Editing is a must, and a chore.

My wife thinks I am getting better, perhaps, with her attempts to convert me to American idiom and pronunciation.She is of the opinion that I am only partly trainable.

I still ask for lifts and boots and bonnets and shopping trolleys. The ground floor is the ground floor and the one above is the first floor, and aluminium starts AL-U-MIN.

With age I guess I have become resistant to change - but I am trying. After all, good communication is helpful.

In the interests of international cooperation I have included for you a short tutorial on Strine as she is spoke. Further lessons could include slang designed to make Strine more difficult.

Master this exercise and you would be accepted as a local, Mate.

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Owzat – Did I do good?

Afferbeck lauder – alphabetical order

Sabewdy, mate – it’s  really great, mate

Javagdwegend –  Did you have a good weekend

Sorite, eh – it really is OK

Icepick Strine – I speak Australian

Let stalk strine  - Really confuse the rest of them

With air chew – all by myself

Nose tone unturned  - using all possibilities

Fraffly suite – Way overdone

Eye level archplaydevoisters -  I’ll have a large plate of oysters

Emma Chissit – How much does it cost

Whine cher commenoveren avtee – When are you coming over for an evening meal

Jeer that noise?  Wodger reckenitiz?   Dunno but scettin lairder. – Did you hear that noise, what do you think it is? I don’t know but it’s getting louder.

Esza repbairg – He’s an idiot (He’s a ratbag)

Eedidit without retrine – He did it without really trying

Sgone bung  -  It won’t work anymore

Dismal Guernsey – Decimal currency

Owjago,mate.

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