Sometimes when Todd opens his mouth the most ridiculous words and phrases flop out. American slang cannot even compete. There are a few basic principals that rule their “English” language ;)
1) They love to shorten ALL words/ names etc which is actually in stark contrast to a lot of their city names which are quite long and tongue tying (ex. Wollongong and Wagga Wagga).
2) They love to switch sounds and syllables around with the word. Example: Necessarily becomes Ceranessaly. Why? I have no clue… Does this wet your whistle for Aussie slang? Look here and prepare to be baffled: http://www.aussieslang.com/
3) Yes they do say "mate" ALL the time
In any case, I often need google at hand in order to understand if Todd is saying I am cute or inquiring about my plans for the weekend. In any case some things are universal. Todd is quite a handi-man and after setting up his BBQ he took some WD40 to it. As soon as he popped the cap I said, “man, I love that smell… is that weird?” He agreed that he liked it and then said “diesel or petrol? What do you prefer?” “Petrol? I replied” And that is where the mutual understanding ended… :-)
p.s. of course this is an exaggeration but all writers get to take liberties right?
You have quite an ear for language. Why not go ahead and throw in some French now and then? by the way, an article in yesterday's Times reports that European car makers, VW I believe in particular, are mounting an ad campaign now to see the U.S. consumers on diesel which is so preferred in Europe for cleanliness! and for fuel efficiency.
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