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Originally Posted by NickyN
And the amount of Australian tv that we don't get. We get zip. We're not exposed to Australian English, the slangs and subtleties unless we learn them from an Australian.
Tire-tyre
Windshield-windscreen
Aluminum-aluminium
Hood-bonnet
Trunk-boot
Drugstore-chemist
Sunglasses-sunnies
Breakfast-brekkie
Sofa or couch-lounge
Apartment-flat
Mosquito-mozzy
Zipcode-postal code
Shopping cart-shopping trolley
Truck-ute
Bachelorette party-hen party
Just some that I know and can think of right now, I know there's lots more.
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