just wondering compared to the americans, and that australia and britian seem to have the most in common.
yea i like know that we founded them and they were in our empire for a long time, but so was canada and yet they sound so differnt.
They've got lots of their own slang. Bonzer, dunny, ute... and er. Look, there's a lot! http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html
England settled a lot of countries. Why do England and Australia have so many similarities. The US, Canada, New Zealand, don't share a lot of slang with the UK.
australia doesnt share a lot of slang with england. infact most australian slang is very difficult to decipher for non aussies we share far more with america as a result of hollywood etc.
The original British Australians were of the criminal classes, hence their (criminal) slang took hold and spread through the society. The British influx into other countries wasn't entirely made up of the criminal classes, therefore the slang was watered down or non-existent.
as an aussie i would definately agree with this.. i was talking to a pommie on msn and using everyday aussie sland and he had no idea what i was talking about... most english people i've talked to don't even know what pommie means! lol