After being told "grouse" is a Melbourne thing, and apparently "it's all good" is a Brisbane thing (not sure that it is though), what are the local phrases or words in your neck of the woods???
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Sbagman.
Regional Dialects
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Sbagman, I can even narrow it down to the 2-3 kilometres of coastal suburbs where I live.
The word is choon, the oo is said like a pommy would say fun. It is a description of a grouse chick, eg 'there's plenty of choon in here tonight.
The word is choon, the oo is said like a pommy would say fun. It is a description of a grouse chick, eg 'there's plenty of choon in here tonight.
In Perth it's Western DER-by not Western DAR-by.
I was soon corrected on that one
I was soon corrected on that one
Originally posted by Santos L Helper
Sbagman, I can even narrow it down to the 2-3 kilometres of coastal suburbs where I live.
The word is choon, the oo is said like a pommy would say fun. It is a description of a grouse chick, eg 'there's plenty of choon in here tonight.
See that's the sort of stuff I'm after!!!
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We have Polony and Peanut Paste where as over east its Devon and Peanut Butter. (because all of the peanut paste comes from over east and is called peanut butter we are loosing that one from our language)
Rocks are called Bundies (the U isnt pronounced like a U)
Rocks are called Bundies (the U isnt pronounced like a U)
Had many a discussion with a Victorian about "milk bars". It's a Deli!!
Much like slab and case.
there are schooners in Adelaide as well but I am pretty sure they are a different size from Sydney just to confuse things even further.
Stubbie everywhere...echo in Adelaide !!
ptw
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ptw,
Right again.
140ml
NSW - Pony
VIC - Pony
QLD - Small Beer
SA - Pony
WA - Pony
TAS -
NT -
200ml
NSW - A Seven
VIC - Glass
QLD -
SA - Butcher
WA - Glass
TAS -
NT - A Seven
285ml
NSW - Middy
VIC - Pot
QLD - Pot
SA - Schooner
WA - Middy
TAS - A Pot or a Ten
NT - Handle
375 ml
NSW - Schooner
VIC -
QLD -
SA - Pint
WA - Schooner
TAS -
NT - Schooner
Doing a bar course
Right again.
140ml
NSW - Pony
VIC - Pony
QLD - Small Beer
SA - Pony
WA - Pony
TAS -
NT -
200ml
NSW - A Seven
VIC - Glass
QLD -
SA - Butcher
WA - Glass
TAS -
NT - A Seven
285ml
NSW - Middy
VIC - Pot
QLD - Pot
SA - Schooner
WA - Middy
TAS - A Pot or a Ten
NT - Handle
375 ml
NSW - Schooner
VIC -
QLD -
SA - Pint
WA - Schooner
TAS -
NT - Schooner
Doing a bar course
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Potato Cakes and Icy Poles.
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Does anyone else use 'yonnie' for a clod of dirt, and 'connie' for a rock, especially in childspeak when having a game throwing them at each other?
T'was the case out my way.
What about 'Mallee Root'. Did anyone else smoke these sticks when too young to buy, beg, borrow or steal cigarettes?
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It was great seeing bindies and slaters both get a run in the movie 'Soft Fruit' ... you don't normally hear either of them mentioned anywhere in the media.
T'was the case out my way.
What about 'Mallee Root'. Did anyone else smoke these sticks when too young to buy, beg, borrow or steal cigarettes?
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It was great seeing bindies and slaters both get a run in the movie 'Soft Fruit' ... you don't normally hear either of them mentioned anywhere in the media.
Originally posted by sainter
ptw,
Right again.
140ml
NSW - Pony
VIC - Pony
QLD - Small Beer
SA - Pony
WA - Pony
TAS -
NT -
200ml
NSW - A Seven
VIC - Glass
QLD -
SA - Butcher
WA - Glass
TAS -
NT - A Seven
285ml
NSW - Middy
VIC - Pot
QLD - Pot
SA - Schooner
WA - Middy
TAS - A Pot or a Ten
NT - Handle
375 ml
NSW - Schooner
VIC -
QLD -
SA - Pint
WA - Schooner
TAS -
NT - Schooner
Doing a bar course
Sainter
I am going to print that out and carry it with me !!!!
Might question just one though...375ml Pint ? If my memory serves me correctly that woul be 425ml would it not ?
I once saw a guy order Pony of Beer in a pub in Adelaide. What's the point ?
Only maybe for an enlarged depth charger !
ptw
Fritz, Devon !!!! I call it straz 
I went to Queensland a few years back and got chatting to a guy up there, I didn't tell him where I was from, but as soon as I said "THAT'S ACE" - he said "You're Victorian aren't you?"
Any other states big on using the term 'ACE' ?
I went to Queensland a few years back and got chatting to a guy up there, I didn't tell him where I was from, but as soon as I said "THAT'S ACE" - he said "You're Victorian aren't you?"
Any other states big on using the term 'ACE' ?
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Originally posted by Malibu
Fritz, Devon !!!! I call it straz
I went to Queensland a few years back and got chatting to a guy up there, I didn't tell him where I was from, but as soon as I said "THAT'S ACE" - he said "You're Victorian aren't you?"
Any other states big on using the term 'ACE' ?
Yeah, I call it stras, as well.
I'm Victorian, but I've only ever heard one other person use the term 'that's ace' with any regularity.
I would like to propose that commonality when it comes to terms for manufactured deli meats should be the overriding objective of the centenary of federation.
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oh and standardizing the rail gauge.
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oh and standardizing the rail gauge.
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I guess it would be pretty handy if you travelled round a bit. I had never heard of a handle or a butcher of beer.
I just copied them from the book we got so you are probably right. I think pints in England and over here may be 575ml but I'm not totally sure about that. Actually in WA you can buy a Shetland Pony which is the glass smaller than 140ml. (What would that make them Darky?)
I only learned what a depth charger was yesterday by the way. I don't think I'll be entering the world of beer ****tails.
Originally posted by Malibu
Fritz, Devon !!!! I call it straz
My Dad is a South Australian and everytime he goes home to visit the family he stocks up on his Fritz.
I would bring up South Australia's pie floater (a pie floating in pea soup I think) too if I didn't want to start vomiting right now.
Actually the thing I have noticed is how differently South Australians and Victorians pronounce their words. Words like chance, plant, castle, Grant etc. I'm struggling to spell them phonetically but if anyone knows what I'm talking about that would be good.
Originally posted by sainter
I just copied them from the book we got so you are probably right. I think pints in England and over here may be 575ml but I'm not totally sure about that. Actually in WA you can buy a Shetland Pony which is the gl*** smaller than 140ml. (What would that make them Darky?)
Smaller than 140ml???? Waste of time. That's practically a shot.
From memory, a pint is 568ml. Make mine a pint of schnaps.
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Well you might get your wish on this, the Vic Govt are planning on bringing a lot of the Vic lines up to speed over the next few years.
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My Qld friends say "win on" when I would say "score" (or used to say that, I'm much more mature now
Meaning kiss, in the sense of pick up at a party or whatever and score.
Meaning kiss, in the sense of pick up at a party or whatever and score.
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Sainter,
Australia is renowned for it's lack of phonetic variation when it comes to regional dialect; there is some, but it is subtle. We tend to vary more distinctly in terms of social dialect. Put simply, the more you move up the socio-economic scale, the more likely one is to speak something close to 'received pronunciation,' (RP). You can most vividly hear it in old newsreels, where announcers sound 'quasi-educated British' in their pronunciation ("Bradman scores another century, and the crowd all stands to applaud...."). In phonetic terms, vowels in RP are sounded with a 'more-open mouth' - this is a feature of 'Educated' english - and the mouth is gradually 'more-closed' as you move to 'Standard' and 'Broad' English. But there does seem to be dialectal difference in Adelaide of the regional variety. I've heard it said that some Croweaters sound like Kiwis - ie. more open-mouthed with some vowels. Spelling phonetically (without IPA symbols on the keypad) 'plant' or 'grant' is almost /plent/ and /grent/ in Broad Australian. Regional Adelaide seems closer to /plaent/ and /graent/. This has probably been studied by some academic, but I'm not aware of it.
Australia is renowned for it's lack of phonetic variation when it comes to regional dialect; there is some, but it is subtle. We tend to vary more distinctly in terms of social dialect. Put simply, the more you move up the socio-economic scale, the more likely one is to speak something close to 'received pronunciation,' (RP). You can most vividly hear it in old newsreels, where announcers sound 'quasi-educated British' in their pronunciation ("Bradman scores another century, and the crowd all stands to applaud...."). In phonetic terms, vowels in RP are sounded with a 'more-open mouth' - this is a feature of 'Educated' english - and the mouth is gradually 'more-closed' as you move to 'Standard' and 'Broad' English. But there does seem to be dialectal difference in Adelaide of the regional variety. I've heard it said that some Croweaters sound like Kiwis - ie. more open-mouthed with some vowels. Spelling phonetically (without IPA symbols on the keypad) 'plant' or 'grant' is almost /plent/ and /grent/ in Broad Australian. Regional Adelaide seems closer to /plaent/ and /graent/. This has probably been studied by some academic, but I'm not aware of it.
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I guess it would be pretty handy if you travelled round a bit. I had never heard of a handle or a butcher of beer.
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The cricket club I play for (Clayton Districts), has two different pots, there both 10 ounce just different gl*** design, one is your standard pot served in pubs the other is one of those mugs with a handle.Anyways to hear the words " I'll have a handle thanks Bill" would cause no concern, yet if you walked into any other pub or club in Melbourne they would think you were from interstate.
what I am getting at is this is how sayings, slang, and different dialects branch out in the first place, e.g if every drinker in Victoria did all there drinking at Clayton, after a period of time it would become a Victorian saying instead of just a Clayton thing.
"I'll have a handle thanks Bill"
Quote from above
The cricket club I play for (Clayton Districts), has two different pots, there both 10 ounce just different gl*** design, one is your standard pot served in pubs the other is one of those mugs with a handle.Anyways to hear the words " I'll have a handle thanks Bill" would cause no concern, yet if you walked into any other pub or club in Melbourne they would think you were from interstate.
what I am getting at is this is how sayings, slang, and different dialects branch out in the first place, e.g if every drinker in Victoria did all there drinking at Clayton, after a period of time it would become a Victorian saying instead of just a Clayton thing.
"I'll have a handle thanks Bill"