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AE 1189 - Expression: The Jig Is Up
In today's episode... Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “ the jig is up ” . If you get asked to take a guess on what it means, I’d totally understand if you come up with several ones - that 3-letter short word “jig” has many meanings! No worries, today’s your day to learn all about it! For this episode’s Q and A, I answer a question from IG user Hamed who asks “What are bell peppers…
AE 1188 - Expression: Under The Pump
In today's episode... Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “ under the pump ” . Now, don’t get funny images in your mind because, like any figurative expression, this phrase totally means something else. In today’s episode, I answer a question from IG user Sajad on how to say the words “bean” , “been” , and “bin” . And because we’re talking about “bean”, you’re going to fall off your seat…
AE 1186 - Expression: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
In today's episode... Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “ the gift that keeps on giving .” It sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Seeing the words ‘gift’ together with ‘giving’ sort of gives you a rush of good vibes, like the upcoming holidays! Until you use the phrase with sarcasm. Anyway, in today’s episode, I answer a question from IG username Zakkvv who asks what is the difference between…
AE 1185 - Expression: Call Bullshit on Something
In today's episode... Welcome back to this weekly expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “call bullshit on something” . This (light?) vulgar expression is getting thrown around in casual conversations and I bet you have an idea what it means. You also might find it interesting as to how the expression came about! I'll also answer this very-frequently-asked question from moozhy: What do you (Australians) do for Halloween?…
AE 1184 - Pete's 2c: Help! How do I make friends Down Under?!
In today's episode... Welcome back, mate! I finally get to sit down today, a cold one in hand, and chill with you all! Here on the Pete’s 2c series, I get on my Instagram ( @australia_english ) and answer questions. I answer questions like about a popular lullaby (a song to sing babies to sleep), what to call floors in Australian buildings, and explain an unusual Aussie slang term. There are also questions about what I studied in uni, or if Aussie…
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PlusAE 1183 - The Goss: Why You Should Never Call Australians 'Buddy' [Members Only]
In today's episode... Welcome back to this week's Members Only episode of The Goss! It's so interesting to know that with the English language, despite that it's all the same words, can have a different meaning when used in certain parts of the world. The term of endearment 'buddy' means 'a good friend' in the USA. But if you come here Down Under, and you start calling another (male) adult 'buddy', you'll get eyebrows rising - or even fists flying!…
AE 1182 - The Goss: Why Won't Gen Z Pick Up the Phone
In today's episode... Here's another weekend with my dad and me on the Aussie English podcast! In today's Goss episode, we talk about an article I found saying that Gen Zers (and Millennials) refuse to answer phone calls . Do you feel the same way, too? As the article implies, Gen Zers dislike answering phone calls because it feels intrusive. We also talk about how odd it is for Gen Zers to prefer text messaging to let out their thoughts, spending…
AE 1181 - The Goss: The Queen, the King, and Should Australia Now Become a Republic
In today's episode... Hey, you guys! How's it going this week? We went on a recent holiday at Inverloch so I got my dad Ian back on the podcast for another Goss episode. Today's episode is about this brewing question among Australians: Should Australia now become a Republic? You see, Australia has been having this difficulty on whether we switch to being a republic than being a Commonwealth. And now that Queen Elizabeth II has passed, talks about…
AE 1180 - Expression: Do Your Head In
In today's episode... Welcome to this weekly English expression episode on the Aussie English podcast! Today’s expression is “do your head in” . Does it sound like it's something painful, or even morbid? Obviously, it does have something to do with your 'head', but it could be far from what you're thinking! We will start off with a Q and A from Hadrz2 who asks if Aussies use other greetings besides "G'day". There's also a quick joke about lipstick - nah,…
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