OK, so I'm old....but I don't see why we need to blindly follow the Americans. This is Australia, and we have perfectly good names for car bits already - why change them?
I agree Greg, I read sometimes in Australian publications where they "swap out the cam etc" that sounds American to me
Governor ·
I watched the channel 9 news last month and the reporter said " the wildfires are devastating NSW" .
I always thought they were bushfires?
68AutoBug ·
HappyDaze wrote:OK, so I'm old....but I don't see why we need to blindly follow the Americans. This is Australia, and we have perfectly good names for car bits already - why change them?
Well Greg
I see its actually getting worse all the time now with just about everything going the american way...
although I have always found it difficult to see a mudguard called a wing as in the UK... and the 1/4 window called a side light or something weird... lol
and I have been asked by Americans what a windscreen was
??? true... its a windshield... lol
also I just wish the motoring writers would use plain english [Aussie english] when describing cars and their parts...
although semaphores seem to be common now...
but I still now they were called trafficators when they were in new cars... and I did see an add in an old VW magazine recently calling them "trafficators"
and We are stuck with towel rail bumpers...
cheers
LEE
modnrod ·
51st State.
SuperOwen ·
HappyDaze wrote:Are they anything like arseholes, Owen ?
No, they're the monarchists 😂
donn ·
Too true, let's give it up for.Happy Daze, gole darn it, now they've got me doing it
HappyDaze ·
It doesn't seem that important, but we should be proud of our Aussie 'uniqueness'. Some of our special words - like some native animals - have almost disappeared.
In my book, a "cool dude" does not replace "bonzer bloke", to describe someone like Henry Spicak, for example. [Sorry Henry].
Have a narce day!😂
donn ·
HappyDaze wrote:It doesn't seem that important, but we should be proud of our Aussie 'uniqueness'. Some of our special words - like some native animals - have almost disappeared.
In my book, a "cool dude" does not replace "bonzer bloke", to describe someone like Henry Spicak, for example. [Sorry Henry].
Have a narce day!😂
can only disagree on one point Happy Daze, in my opinion it IS important, language is one very important aspect of our "Australianness" (if that's a term) the way we are heading we may as well adopt the stars and stripes as our flag. 👎
ancientbugger ·
Years ago in London I was in Typesetting and we had to have a list on the wall for English and American spellings, somebody had replaced the word 'English' with 'correct', you don't get a good response when you say to a client "do you want the American spelling or the correct way" especially when they're from across the pond🥲 On the subject of parts names etc. when the British sold the Harrier to the Americans all the paperwork had to be reprinted so they could understand how to work on them.
modnrod ·
It's a different language, might as well be Gaelic or Flemish.
I'm teaching my sons to talk Australian, neither English nor 'Merican. 👍
donn ·
modnrod wrote:It's a different language, might as well be Gaelic or Flemish.
I'm teaching my sons to talk Australian, neither English nor 'Merican. 👍
Top marks to you, I am endevouring to do the same although it's awfull hard going against the tide all the time and I refuse to high five anybody, including my grandkids, that sort of thing is fine in the good old US of A, we are not American (yet)
Governor ·
donn wrote:
modnrod wrote:It's a different language, might as well be Gaelic or Flemish.
I'm teaching my sons to talk Australian, neither English nor 'Merican. 👍
Top marks to you, I am endevouring to do the same although it's awfull hard going against the tide all the time and I refuse to high five anybody, including my grandkids, that sort of thing is fine in the good old US of A, we are not American (yet)
Same here, never even attempted a high five.
Its the "youth" of today, too many cheap overseas TV shows and the internet is to blame.
I watched the Olympics and saw Australians putting their hands over their hearts when the Australian national anthem was played??
AA003 ·
......and don't start me on McDonalds.😬
modnrod ·
WOW! Aren't we a bunch of Grumpy Old Farts then! lol 😂
modulus ·
HappyDaze wrote:... I don't see why we need to blindly follow the Americans...
Damn shootin', or purdy soon we'all be talking like real 'merkins and y'all don't be wantin' on that. It's tahm to jam on the e-brake and do a Brody before we'all r just lahk ev'body else.
hth
nbturbo ·
AA003 wrote:......and don't start me on McDonalds.😬
If you want a good laugh and can handle a few F words- check out Rodney Rude's session on the big M
h ·
carn sarnit!
wactch you talkin about willace?
HappyDaze ·
GEAR LEVER........a device for changing gears.
SHIFTER..............a device for rounding off the points on hex. head bolts & nuts.
AA003 ·
BIG SHITFER.........a percussion tool
AA003 ·
modnrod wrote:WOW! Aren't we a bunch of Grumpy Old Farts then! lol 😂
It's just that some of us are not influenced by television.