American and Australian English

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Howdy and G’Day!An introduction toAmerican and Australian English
Some things we have in common:
- Lots of land (Australia 7.7 million sq km; USA 9.1 million sq km)
- Settled first by indigenous peoples, then by the English
- The English language
And some things that set us apart:
- Systems of government – Australia is a constitutional monarchy, while the U.S. is a federal republic
- Population (Australia 21 million; U.S. 304 million)
- The English language!
PronunciationVocabularyExpressions/Phrases
In Australia you have a coffee, and go to hospital.
In the U.S. you have coffee, and go to the hospital.
In Australia you may hear…fair dinkummozziearvobillabongDon’t come the raw prawn
In the U.S. you may hear…fugettabouditbuddyin the ballparktailgateto get thrown under the bus
Oi! Hey!Thanks for listening!