2007-07-28 20:49:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Thanks, Gday, whatever your name means. These folks talk down to me like I don't know what I'm saying.
2007-07-28 20:56:00 · update #1
?, sign language, huh?
I probably would have heard of it if I wasn't born deaf.
2007-07-28 21:02:25 · update #2
No we do not speak English
we use something called sign language..
ever heard of it?
2007-07-28 20:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by Inhaler 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What language do you expect an Australian to speak?
They speak English (known as Australian English), which has it's roots in British English. Much of it originating back to the Gold Rushes of the 1850's or so when the influx of British (cockney) had the greatest effect on the language.
The American influence on Australian English also dates back to the Gold Rush times when many Americans entered the country seeking gold.
I'm not Australian but an American and this is what I know about the Australian language and dialect...anyone from down under feel free to correct me if I gave any misinformation.
2007-07-29 04:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by GeneL 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Churchill once said the Americans and British were two nations divided by a common language.
Inasmuch as his father was a British Lord and his mother an American he would probably have known this very well. It is possible the Australians might be a third nation added to the divide.
2007-07-29 22:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes its compulsory for Primary and Secondary school to learn English and take English classes at least once a day from Monday to Friday..But kids here are still stupid seriously, you should see my class lol.
2007-07-29 03:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by tayzar1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it is the main language spoken here. And yeah we do English in highschool.
2007-07-29 03:53:10 · answer #5 · answered by Kristy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its the official language I dont know I just want my points
2007-07-29 03:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they originally came from England you know
i thought they spoke Aussie in school
they must have learned English from watching TV.
2007-07-29 03:53:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I for one totally dig the way they speak, thats my next vacation.
2007-07-29 03:57:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
not all schools teach English
2007-07-29 03:53:27 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope this a real question as being American, I find no humor in it.
2007-07-29 03:58:51 · answer #10 · answered by eizus28 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋