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PlusAE 1129 - The Goss: Should Australia Adopt A Cat Curfew? [Members Only]
In today's episode... Welcome back to the Members Only Goss Episodes! It’s been a while since my dad Ian and I got to do this so get ready for a new batch of great insights about Australia and the world! In today’s episode, we got to talk about Australia getting cat curfews. What’s this cat curfew, you ask? It requires domestically owned cats in Australia to be kept indoors 24/7. This aims to keep them from killing small animals in your area – like small…

AE 1128 - Expression: Knock Yourself Out
In today's episode... G'day, you guys! Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! In today's Sunday weekly episode, I am going to teach you about the expression "knock yourself out" . No, you won't have to punch yourself in learning this classic expression! As always, I break down the meaning of the words in the expression then give you the meaning of the phrase. There will also be example situations so you'll know when to use the expression. Also, I…

AE 1126 - Expression: Get the Drift
In today's episode... Welcome back to the Aussie English podcast! Today’s weekend expression is “get the drift”. Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “Did you get my drift?” Today’s episode will teach you all about this expression! I’ll break down the meaning of the words in this expression and give you example sentences that can help you understand more about the expression. I also received a question from Claucunico who asked “How do you pronounce the word…

AE 1122 - Expression: Get Out of Someone's Hair
In today's episode... Welcome back to another English expression lesson here on the Aussie English podcast ! For today's lesson, I am going to teach you about the expression "get out of (someone's) hair" . So you can say: "Get out of my hair" , or "get out of your hair" , or "get out of her hair" . I will break down the meaning of the words in the expression and give the meaning of the phrase . There will be example sentences , too, so you get an idea on…

AE 1115 - Advanced English Pronunciation Lesson: Chess vs Chairs - /e/ vs /eː/
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! In today's Australian English Pronunciation lesson, I'm going to teach you the difference between two E sounds: /e/ and /e:/ We will begin this lesson with a practice on how to say each sound - listen carefully to the sounds made ! I will then give you a set of minimal pairs of words so you can learn how to distinguish each sound. And lastly, stay until the end of this video lesson. Listen to the vowel sounds and…

AE 1114 - Expression: Any Port in a Storm
In today's episode... Welcome to the weekly English expressions episode here on the Aussie English podcast! In today's episode, I will teach you about the English expression "any port in a storm". We will be breaking down the expression by defining the words in the phrase and give you the meaning of the expression . I will also be answering a question from Esmaeil , who says "My friend told me in order to sound Aussie, I should call another friend a mad…

AE 1113 - Pete's 2c - Sense Making, Criticism of Scomo, & Answering Your Questions about Australia
In today's episode... Welcome back to another Pete's 2c episode ! I got my dad Ian Smissen back to do this chin-wag with me today. We've got quite a show of political opinions today where you're going to hear our criticism of Scott "ScoMo" Morrisson , Australia's current prime minister. Exercise your better judgment on this episode; you are going to hear our personal opinions, but we're not trying to make you 'come over to our side'. Other than our…

AE 1110 - Expression: Sink or Swim
In today's episode... Happy Sunday, you mob! How's your weekend going? In today's episode, we are going to talk about the English expression "sink or swim" . We will be talking about the origin of the phrase "sink or swim" and give you example situations where you can use them. Also, I stand corrected regarding The Waltzing Matilda! I received this brilliant email from Karin of Germany where she told me something about "der Walzer" and "die Walz" .…

AE 1105 - Expression: Go Off Like A Frog In A Sock
In today's episode... Happy Sunday, everyone! In today's episode, I am going to teach you all about the English expression "to go off like a frog in a sock" -- aahh, a very unique expression, isn't it? Yeah, I'd say I don't hear it much from people outside of Australia and I am excited to tell you all about it today. I will also be answering a question from Jodie from China. She asks "Could you please tell me what was the difference between 'here you go'…
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