Book!

[skreidle]

Oh yeah, one other thing. While at the National Museum of Australia the other day, Jillian Kit picked me up a copy of Aussie English for Beginners: Book Two. Quite entertaining--including illustrations--and potentially useful to boot. :) (Among its gems are "chunder" (to vomit, or vomit itself) and the fact that the word "didgeridoo" is not Aboriginal in nature, but instead came from English speakers' pronunciation of Irish dúdaire dubh 'black horn-blower'. [And alternate possible origin is English phonetics for how the instrument sounds, but the other etymology is more interesting. :) ])

Comments

[evelynne.livejournal.com]

"didgeridoo" is not Aboriginal in nature

Now THAT's interesting. Thanks for the tidbit!!

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

Yup! I was as surprised as you. :)

[classytart.livejournal.com]

You didn't know the word "chunder"? Huh. I thought that was a universal.

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not commonly used in the US, though now that I think about it, I know I've heard it before.

book of slang

[(Anonymous)]

I feel it would be unfair for me (Jillian, that is) to take credit for the groovy book. In fact, I didn't even go to the museam- I stayed in bed until everyone left, then rode my bike into Civic and bought a delicious lunch, then got rather wet riding home in the rain. Kit, my housemate, bought the book, all credit should therefore go unto him.

Re: book of slang

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

Duly noted. :)