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Originally Posted by PBO
Too hard? I'd say it's more the opposite, we abbreviate everything down to it's shortest possible version or condense it to 1 word like;
Utility Vehicle = Ute
Have a good weekend = avagoodweegend
Rhyming slang is part of our vocab also
Tomato Sauce = Dead horse
Yank = Septic tank (seppo)
OK, you're right - it's colourful but at least we spell colour the right way!
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See, there's more American efficiency for you, we just don't like 'u' in certain words...