An editorial team from the International Journal of Drug Policy has developed guiding principles to help researchers and academics avoid perpetuating stigma when writing about substance use.
Studying and working in an English-speaking environment as a non-native speaker poses several communication challenges.
Through characters such as Bazza McKenzie, the late comedian promoted Australian vernacular – the witty, the crude, and both – to new audiences.
A study of the newspaper’s regular puzzles content reflects what the general public should recognise as common Australian slang terms.
One of the special things about Australian words is that they’re near and dear to who we are – and we take pleasure in confusing other people about them.
If you were being polite, you’d call it “colourful”. It was once also regarded as “disgusting” and an oath, but really, it’s just a bloody great word.
Australian slang features creative reuse of verbal constructions, and even If no one’s actually using these expressions, it’s easy to imagine them coming from the mouth of a dinkum Aussie.
It’s so quintessential that it has a habit of slipping into nearly every other phrase without a thought. Yep, it’s …
How do Australians like to talk about alcohol in 2022? Do they get on the turps, or just have a few sherbets? Have a bevvie or a cold one or a cleanser?
An extensive study is underway to catalogue Australian slang, its origins, and why it’s such an important part of our language.
Times of crisis have always changed our slang, with the help of a little black humour. Coronavirus is no exception.
We may no longer say ‘shiver me timbers’, but we still use plenty of pirate words for other things.
Every few years there’s a furphy that our beloved 'Strine' slang is doing a Harold Holt.
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