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Australian Dictionary
Australian English is effectively Australia's official language and is used throughout the nation. It is first language of the majority of the population despite the fact it has no official status in the constitution. Australian English started diverging from British English after the founding of the colony of New South Wales in 1788 and was recognized as being different from the mother language by 1820. The intermingling of children of early settlers from a great variety of mutually intelligible dialectal regions of the British Isles greatly contributed to the development of a distinct variety of English. Australian English differs from other spoken English primarily in its accent and vocabulary. The major linguistic influences of the modern language came from the convicts who were transported from Ireland and southern England, primarily people of the working class. More influences were introduced later in Australian history. This basis for Australian English saw the usage of abbreviations and colloquial...
In the first half of the
twentieth century Australian English was viewed as inferior to British English. However, as ties with Britain weakened and a new form of nationalism emerged the situation reversed. In 1988 the Australian National Dictionary helped to legitimism the language in its own right (Moore).
Paragraph Two: The Appeal of Living in a City
Many people prefer living in a city over other alternatives because of the convenience and the
environment. A city has many advantages such as easy access to an assortment of shops, stores, and restaurants, close proximity to hospitals, pharmacies, and other medical facilities, and a wide range of entertainment venues such as movie theaters, museums, and sporting and cultural events. Many of these facilities are available around the clock, enabling one to be spontaneous. Moreover, cities are homes to large
transportation hubs such as airports and train stations making travel, whether for
business or pleasure, that much easier, and usually transportation within the city is convenient as well. The more specific preferences and tastes one develops the more options one…
