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Old 03-30-2008, 03:00 AM   #2 (permalink)
Blackmask
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In most cases here we have British English. We put the letter "u" in words and use "s" rather than "z". The only exception from those lists is soccer and football. Here we use soccer for the round ball world game. Football could mean Aussie rules or rugby, most likely league, depending on the state.

Some of the words are used interchangeably. Windscreen and windshield for example, you could hear either here.

I should point out that the use of British English here only applies to writing. The spoken language is Australianised which means many letters and syllables are silent.

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