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Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University

Is Australian English under threat from the Americans? It’s not as simple as you might think

The Conversation, CC BY

Dudes, dudines and dudettes of Australia, we need to talk about border security. Our long-time frenemies – the Americans (hey bae!) – seem to be taking over our English.

For many Aussies, our linguistic border security is a matter of cultural and national urgency. But are we any good at policing our linguistic ramparts? And how long has this been going on, anyway?

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