Why do Australians speak English?

The British literally shipped their convicts out of Britain and sent them thousands and thousands of miles on a one-way trip to Australia. Convicts from all over Britain were forced onto these ships and this led to a wide variety of English dialects and accents coming together.
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What language did Australia speak before English?

Aboriginal languages

It is believed that there were almost 400 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait languages at the time of first European contact. Most of these are now either extinct or moribund, with only about fifteen languages still being spoken among all age groups of the relevant tribes.
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Do Australians speak only English?

The majority of Australians speak English as a first or other language, however a significant number of people also speak languages other than English. About 73% of Australians speak only English at home.
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What caused the Australian accent?

Australian English arose from a dialectal 'melting pot' created by the intermingling of early settlers who were from a variety of dialectal regions of Great Britain and Ireland, though its most significant influences were the dialects of Southeast England.
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What language dies Australia?

The Australian national language is English and it is this language that is spoken freely as a first language by the majority of the country's inhabitants and is the official language of government and education.
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Why Australia Doesn't Speak Dutch



How do Australian say hello?

The most common verbal greeting is a simple “Hey”, “Hello”, or “Hi”. Some people may use Australian slang and say “G'day” or “G'day mate”. However, this is less common in cities. Many Australians greet by saying “Hey, how are you?”.
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Why do New Zealand speak English?

The English language was established in New Zealand by colonists during the 19th century. It is one of "the newest native-speaker variet[ies] of the English language in existence, a variety which has developed and become distinctive only in the last 150 years".
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How did Australia end up speaking English?

The British literally shipped their convicts out of Britain and sent them thousands and thousands of miles on a one-way trip to Australia. Convicts from all over Britain were forced onto these ships and this led to a wide variety of English dialects and accents coming together.
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Why is the Australian accent so hard?

An Australian speakers' tongue, comparatively, is low and to the back, resulting in an 'ah' hesitation sound. Other common traits in the Aussie dialect include lack of enunciation and a particular kind of flow - but Macpherson suggests that that could all be quite different in 100 years' time.
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What is the most Australian word?

The 25 most common Australian slang words
  • See ya this arvo - See you this afternoon.
  • Being dacked – When someone pulls your pants down.
  • Give a wedgie – When someone pulls your pants up your bum.
  • Dunny - toilet, bathroom – D'ya know where the dunny is, mate?
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Where did America get its accent?

The “American English” we know and use today in an American accent first started out as an “England English” accent. According to a linguist at the Smithsonian, Americans began putting their own spin on English pronunciations just one generation after the colonists started arriving in the New World.
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Why is the New Zealand accent so weird?

Explanations. In the past people complained that the New Zealand accent was due to laziness or bad influences. Today it is thought to be based on the accent of south-east England, where most migrants came from. The accent spread quickly among children in schools.
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Is Canada an English speaking country?

English is the major language everywhere in Canada except Quebec and Nunavut, and most Canadians (85%) can speak English. While English is not the preferred language in Quebec, 36.1% of Québécois can speak English.
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What English speaking country is the closest to New Zealand?

New Zealand is known for its geographic isolation: it is situated about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga.
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What does Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy oi oi oi mean?

"Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi" is a cheer or chant often performed at Australian sport events. It is a variation of the Oggy Oggy Oggy chant used by both soccer and rugby union fans in Great Britain from the 1960s onwards. It is usually performed by a crowd uniting to support a sports team or athlete.
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Can you call a girl mate in Australia?

The term "mate" is essentially gender neutral in Australia. This applies almost in all cases except perhaps if you're a male and bump into a woman who is 'generationally' older than you. In that case, just 'Sorry' or 'Excuse me' is fine.
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What do Aussies call dogs?

Dish licker. Usually means a canine/dog.
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Does Germany speak English?

More than half the population speaks English to some extent, with the prevalence in popular tourist areas being even higher, so English is more common in Germany than other European countries.
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Which country uses English the most?

Top 10 Countries that Speak English as a Primary Language (by total population 2021)
  • United States — 332,915,073.
  • United Kingdom — 68,207,116.
  • Canada (except for Quebec) — 38,067,903.
  • Australia — 25,788,215.
  • Liberia — 5,180,203.
  • Ireland — 4,982,907.
  • New Zealand — 4,860,643.
  • Jamaica — 2,973,463.
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Does India speak English?

India now claims to be the world's second-largest English-speaking country. The most reliable estimate is around 10% of its population or 125 million people, second only to the US and expected to quadruple in the next decade.
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Is kiwi accent hard?

The New Zealand accent is one of the most distinctive English accents — and it's also one of the trickiest. Here's everything you wanted to know about the kiwi accent. Illustration by Victoria Fernandez. The funny thing about accents is, it can be really hard to hear your own.
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Is the kiwi accent attractive?

The New Zealand accent has been rated the sexiest in the world, and that's sweet as bro! With almost 7000 languages in the world and even more varieties of accents and tones, the Kiwi accent came out on top in an extensive poll conducted by Big 7 Travel in April.
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How do Kiwis talk?

Kiwis. Someone from New Zealand might say, 'I'm a Kiwi'. often speak with a rising tone at the end of a sentence making it sound like they are asking a question. An 'l' after a vowel can sometimes sound like a vowel sound – so 'feel' is pronounced 'fee-u'.
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What accent is closest to British?

R.P. The accent of the Home Counties area (the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex) is closest to what people call Queen's English, also known as Received Pronunciation (R.P.) or Standard English.
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Why did America lose British accent?

The first is isolation; early colonists had only sporadic contact with the mother country. The second is exposure to other languages, and the colonists came into contact with Native American languages, mariners' Indian English pidgin and other settlers, who spoke Dutch, Swedish, French and Spanish.
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