Australian English

Macquire Dictionary is the Australian dictionary which lists the common words that Australian’s have come to use in their daily lives. It gave legitimacy to their vocabulary and Australians started to feel the distinction for the words they use.

This article led to me to think that Singlish could benefit by having a recognized dictionary. It will make the lives of Singaporeans all the more better as they happily use the Singlish lah.

On the words itself, muffin top was amusing as I see a lot of muffin tops while travelling in San Franciscio.

The other usage of “Between you and I” vs “Between you and me” was interesting as I often correct myself to write “I” based on what I learnt from a grammar book, while this article states that wrting “Between you and me” is grammatically correct. Looks like I have to keep updating myself on grammar.

Author calls herself a descriptivist, a person who notes how the language is used rather than dictating the strong rules on how the language should be used.

Reference: What Even is Australian English? An Interview with the editor of Macquire Dictionary.