The Americanisation of Australia
The Americanisation of Australia
It's not that I'm anti-American
But there's something I just do not like
It's this Americanisation of my country
My daily Australian life that I like
The use of this 's' or a 'z'
Confuses me (no, frustrates me more)
Australian English says to use 's's
While American 'z's are appearing more and more
Let's look at this closely a bit more now
Perhaps some of your words should retire
Nite is more logical than night, yes?
And tire is more logical than tyre
Can I make some logical suggestions?
Tort is more logical than taught
(Wherever's the 'o' in this taught word?)
So logic says sort should be saught
You're just talking rubbish now Aussie
Hello there? a Brit's come on board
(I almost wrote Brit you've just borded)
Yankee, it's center?? Oh gawd!
What a mess......
Pass the cookies.......
Shit!
I think I'm fighting a losing battle..........
Don Matthews August 2019
Devon Brock
Sat 17th Aug 2019 16:40
We could write taut instead of taught
but taut is already taken
The tort suggestion is possible
though due to tort reform
it is no longer legal
And as Lisa has doth showen
Nite is simply lazy
like sipping Lite beer
attempting to get hazy
Leftenant may not be as wierd
as one may think,
for a Loo tenant has had
way too much to drink.
Ok, stop it right now.
I need to fire the barby.