Tag: aussie english
Ladybirds
Nicola’s friend showed us a plant full of tiny yellow ladybugs—also known here as ladybirds—on a walk yesterday. Ladybirds sounds so much prettier. I think I’m going to adopt the term.
Nicola’s friend showed us a plant full of tiny yellow ladybugs—also known here as ladybirds—on a walk yesterday. Ladybirds sounds so much prettier. I think I’m going to adopt the term.
We may speak the same language in the U.S. and Australia, but it’s not exactly the s-a-m-e. Case in point: this ad. American friends, is it just me? How many times did you read this before you understood what it was saying????
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Tagged aussie english