How do you spell Australia?

Australia - English spelling dictionary.
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Does Australia spell with S or Z?

Z versus S

While American English uses 'ize', 'izi' and 'iza' in words like 'organize', 'organizing' and 'organization', Australian/British English uses 'ise', 'isi' and 'isa', as in 'organise', 'organising' and 'organisation'.
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How is color spelled in Australia?

The spelling of the word colour in Australia contains the letter 'u'. The spelling without the letter 'u' is the American spelling.
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Which is correct a Australian or an Australian?

Australian means belonging or relating to Australia, or to its people or culture. She went solo backpacking for eight months in the Australian outback. An Australian is someone who comes from Australia.
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Does Australia use British English spelling?

Australian English follows British spelling very closely but many common words are spelt differently in American English. Despite being spelt differently, the meaning of the word is the same. Australian and American English have different ways of spelling certain words, such as those ending with 'yse' or 'ise'.
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American vs. British vs. Australian English | One Language, Three Accents



Why do Australians swear so much?

It's in politics. It's in daily public discourse. “That is something that is typically Australian that you wouldn't find in other English-speaking countries. So it's just more the attitude towards public swearing is more relaxed and more accepted.
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Which is right color or colour?

When choosing between color and colour, keep in mind that both spellings are correct. The shorter one, color, is the preferred spelling in the United States. The rest of the English-speaking world uses the longer form, colour.
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How do you write Australians?

Here's how to write an Australian accent: You write an Australian accent by inferring an accent rather than excessively using slang terms or phonetic spelling. Less is more. Occasionally include an Australian expression and drop the “ING” from the end of words.
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What does Ozzie mean in Australia?

Ozzie (“aw-zee;” also spelled Ozzy, Ozzi, Ossie) is a male first name. It can be short for Osmond, Osmund, Oscar, Oswald, Ozias, or a diminutive form of Oz. Osmond/Osmund means “divine protection.”
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Is it grey or gray?

Gray and grey are both common spellings of the color between black and white. Gray is more frequent in American English, whereas grey is more common in British English.
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Is it gray or grey in Australia?

They refer to a color of a neutral tone between black and white, and can also be used metaphorically to convey gloom and dullness. However, gray is the more popular spelling in the US, while grey reigns supreme in the UK as well as Ireland, Australia, and other places that use British English.
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How do Australians write grey?

Summary: Grey or Gray? While both refer to the colour between black and white, there is a key difference between these spellings: Grey is the standard spelling in Australian English. Gray is the standard spelling in American English.
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Do Australians spell with AU?

American and Australian spelling differences

colour, honour, flavour (Au) (An exception is the Australian Labor Party's name.)
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How do you spell separate in Australia?

Summary
  1. Separate is the correct spelling.
  2. Seperate is a misspelling or.
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Is American spelling accepted in Australia?

While some lecturers accept American spelling, others require standard Australian spelling. Both these groups agree, however, that it is important to be consistent with your spelling throughout your assignment. To assist with this, set the language option on your computer to English (Australian).
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Do British say zed or zee?

English speakers in other Commonwealth countries also prefer the pronunciation zed. As zed is the British pronunciation and zee is chiefly American, zed represents one of the rare occasions in which most Canadians prefer the British to the American pronunciation.
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Why do Americans say aluminum?

The American Chemical Society adopted “aluminum” because of how widely it was used by the public, but the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially designated the metal as “aluminium” as recently as 1990.
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Which is correct zed or zee?

The vast majority of the English speaking world does this. The primary exception, of course, is in the United States where “z” is pronounced “zee”. The British and others pronounce “z”, “zed”, owing to the origin of the letter “z”, the Greek letter “Zeta”.
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Why do Australians talk so funny?

The Aussie accent started with kids

The Aussie accent, as we know it today, started more than 200 years ago with the children of the convicts, soldiers and other European arrivals. The parents spoke with all different kinds of English accents because they came from many places in England.
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How do you say good morning in Australia?

3. “G'day”
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Is it spelled armor or Armour?

Armor is the American spelling of the noun meaning a protective covering. Armour is the preferred spelling in all the other main varieties of English.
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How do British spell favorite?

Favorite without the "u" is the spelling used in the United States, while favourite is used in the rest of the English-speaking world. The "u" in favourite traces back to the influence of French on the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
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What is the color of the year 2022?

"Very Peri" is the Pantone colour of the year for 2022.

The company describes Very Peri as “a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone blends the faithfulness and constancy of blue with the energy and excitement of red”.
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What does the F word mean in Australia?

This term is fairly common around the world, but is probably used more regularly when calling someone an idiot in Australia. Use it, my friend. It's liberating. F***wit / F***stick. This expletive has the same connotation as its American counterpart, but maybe emphasizes that you're extra annoying.
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