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Offline Kerry

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What am I saying? ***ANSWER POSTED***
« on: November 16, 2007, 09:28:12 am »


Australia's mother tongue is English.

However, the peculiar version of English spoken by the inhabitants of the Great Southern Land is often convoluted and sometimes downright weird!

Here's a quote written in Aussie-speak. Every Australian would know exactly what it means, Heath included.


"G'Doy, moyt! You true-blue-dinky-doy? Yeah? Beaudy-bottlah, cobb-ah!"


What do you think it means?

Hint - Say it out loud to get that true Aussie sound. Be sure to place a pronounced upward inflection on the final word of each sentence. And try to make your voice sound as nasal as possible.  :laugh:

I'll post the translation in a couple of days, at which time a magnificent prize will be awarded to the nearest correct entry!

Have fun!  :D

Please no entries from Aussies, 'cause you'll give away the answer!  :-\  ;)
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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2007, 12:47:19 pm »
OK, I'll try:

"Greetings, dear friend.  Are you feeling well today?  I swear I haven't been drinking, officer."
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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2007, 12:55:13 pm »
"Hey dude, you been partying? Well give me some!"

I think that Aussie English has a lot of Galic in it.
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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2007, 01:57:09 pm »







Eh?  :o





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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2007, 04:22:00 pm »
Good day mate! You try to drink today? Yeah! Beauty parlor, did you?

And that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever  ;D
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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2007, 08:19:54 pm »
G'day mate!  You're a true blue friend.  Wanna drink?
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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2007, 08:55:09 pm »



              Hey buddy. You terrific Aussie guy...  !!     Want some lager beer. ??
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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2007, 09:12:01 pm »
 ;D :D ;D ;D :laugh: It is amazing how many different things people are coming up with. I was at work today trying to say that in an out loud kind of way that nobody could hear. Now, if they would have heard, some people are thinking I am crazy at this point.
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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2007, 10:02:58 pm »

 :laugh:    :laugh:    :laugh:   

I am wailing with laughter here in Sydney, Australia!  :laugh:

Tears are literally running down my face!  :laugh:

Some of you are very close (I ain't tellin' who!), but no-one's cracked it as yet!

I have deliberately written in "Aussie-speak"; that is, as it is pronounced, rather than how it is correctly spelt; just to make it that little bit more difficult. That's why it's so important for you to have a go at pronouncing it out loud!  :D

I purposely made the first sentence easy and most of you got it correct in some form or another. "G'Doy, moyt!" is how Australians pronounce, "Good day, mate!" the traditional greeting Down Under. It can be translated as, "Hello, friend!", "Hey, bud!", "Yo, dude!" or any variation thereof! 

Now the challenge is for you to translate the rest!

Make as many attempts as you like! There's no limit!  :D

I'm still laughing!   :laugh:   :laugh:   :laugh:
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Re: What am I saying?
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2007, 08:40:21 am »
"Hi buddy! You doin' okay today? Really? Cute butler, good-bye!"   :P
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