Having grown up in Australia, I sometimes take our weird and wonderful lingo for granted. Sure, every culture develops its own unique slang; I thought I had learned Spanish until I turned up in Spain ...

Is Australian English different from English? This article explores how Aussie slang and idioms reflect national identity and challenge traditional ideas of what counts as “English”. From “larrikin” ...

and then the moment you arrive in Australia, suddenly you don’t? Hi, I’m Dr. Howie Manns. I study language and the way people use it. I grew up in the US, so I thought I knew English really well. But ...

Aussie English can sound strange, even insulting to the untrained ear. But beneath the banter lies a tradition of humour, equality and identity. Dr Howie explores how Aussies use jokes as social glue, ...

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - An Australian university plans to teach its first-year students English grammar and punctuation after discovering the majority are unable to even identify a noun. The program ...