About this episode
The episode explores the creative use of Australian English and its enjoyment.
If you've ever "gawn to the bottlo, grabbed some goon and picked up some Maccas", that's a creative use of Australian English. Why is it so much fun?
Topics covered
- Australian English
- creative language
- society
- culture
- linguistics
Keywords
- Australian English
- creative language
- society
- culture
- linguistics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ABC
Places: Australia
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