Summer Fun 2005
Saturday night went off pretty well, I think. We had about 23 people in the end, which is a pretty bloody poor turnout given the invite list had over 50 people on it.
In hind sight, I should have started the evening a little earlier. 6-6:30 would have been better than 7pm, and I probably shouldn’t have drunk quite as much. Most people had arrived by about 8pm which is when we started the BBQ…things after that start getting hazy.
I decided for some reason (probably so he didn’t feel left out) that it would be a good idea to ring Aidan. Unfortunately I drastically miscalculated the time difference. Remembering that California was -8hrs was all I could manage. It didn’t occur to me that this actually meant -8hrs GMT, and with Queensland being +10hrs GMT my approximate estimation of the time over there (mid-afternoon) was out by a good 10 hours…sorry dude. The fact that he was staying at Chelsea’s grandparents’ house made the phone call even less convenient and even more rude. Again, sorry.
quote…California….sorry dude…
Hello Simon
What is this “dude” word that all the younguns are using?
Perhaps in this instance it was used because you were referring to an American (or a friend in America), but it (and many other horrible yankee words) is creeping into our everyday language.
Pity, because Australia has such a colourful and unique language.
Sorry for the whinge, mate
hunter
hunter
13 Dec 05 at 6:16 pm
Yeah, I use the word dude a lot, usually when addressing close personal friends, but I don’t think (even in young people) the unique elements of Australian language are fading. They might be changing (that’s to be expected) but I don’t think they’re fading.
When I was overseas last year, I became extremely aware of just how frequently I used the words “mate” and “g’day”, not always in conjunction.
There is still an incredible diversity of language, both spoken and written, in this behemoth we call English. I like it that way, and that’s lucky, because I find it incredibly unlikely it will change.
Simon
13 Dec 05 at 6:28 pm