Linguists say Australian youth talk like Americans
via butterflyeffect
There’s something seriously wrong with Australian teenagers if there’s anything prestigious about Americans to them. But this is the same sort of thing that’s responsible for r-dropping dialects in certain areas along the east coast of the US — FUN FACT: r-dropping innovated and spread like wildfire in England during colonial times back when British English was a prestige dialect here for obvious reasons, so sea port cities that had regular contact with the Brits picked it up!
I can’t wait until alveolar flapping catches too. Then I can say “THE FLAPPING IS CONTAGIOUS!” and it sounds like I’m talking about STDs.
- Q: What do you call a nightclub for genetically enhanced lesbians?
- A: A clone dyke bar.
Happy 4th
The booming fireworks at the soccer field very close to my house scare the dog so badly that the vet prescribed him some Xanax so we can survive this holiday without having to hear him bark all night.
(If you are not Caragh, Kaileen or Lori, ignore this.)
QUESTION: What is that orange crooked house on South Street in Bridgewater?
Finally, an answer to the question that so many people have asked me. Just because I live in proximity to the thing does not mean I know what the hell it is!
Thank you, The Enterprise.
