In 1965, ure smith in sydney published let stalk strine, by the creative genius, afferbeck lauder. It was meant to show how the australian accent pronounced australian. The principal deity is usually called aorta, especially when appealed to for solutions to the average 3 strines problems. Strine meaning and origin of the name strine nameaning. Okay, when jeff and jeff suggested that i talk on this panel, it wasnt a paper. Were life long friends from new york, and we both share a passion for reading. February 8, 2008 by languagehat 6 comments almost five years ago, in this post, i mentioned alistair morrisons 1965 book let stalk strine, written under the pseudonym afferbeck lauder alphabetical order. I just remember two of them scona rine, meaning its going to rain, which an american would pronounce tsgunna rane, and emma chisit, meaning how much is it, which an american would pronounce haow muchisit.
Mar 31, 2020 we begin the story in genesis 14 which tells of a war between 4 kings from mesopotamia and 5 kings from the area south of the dead sea. Strine, the chancellor in delawares chancery court, which is the principal corporatelaw court of the united states, to chief justice of delaware would not normally. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. With emily jean bester, bryan brown, matilda brown, richard davies. She wrote a book called lets talk strine and it gave a translation of the words australians used into standard british english.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Example aorta do summing abaht alleese peepl onna bussis. Afferbeck lauder was the pseudonym used by alastair ardoch morrison 21 september 15 march, an australian graphic artist and author who in the s documented strine in the song with air chew and a series of books beginning with let stalk strine ure smith, sydney, australia. A guide for kids 9 to 12 and their parents by sam gitchel and lorri foster tackles one tough subject in a frank, conversational tone. I was just thinking, what is all this gobbledegook theyre writing.
Lets talk strine goodreads meet your next favorite book. Way back in 1965 a peculiar little book became an australian publishing sensation. Here, collected in one volume, are afferbeck lauders groundbreaking studies of australian speech, let stalk strine and nose tone unturned. As far as i know, first mentioned in a book called let stalk strine or lets talk australian. I still have a little book, bought many years ago, called lets talk strine by one afferbeck lauder ive never quite worked out the joke of his name.
He is alistair morrison, and claims to be professor of strine studies and the university of sinny even more unlikely, the publisher claims to be based in 176 south creek road, dee why west. Strine can be a very difficult language for the uninitiated about as bad as a cross between gaelic and swahili, and can be quite unintelligible to the uninitiated. Sep 06, 2009 theres a book called let stalk strine lets talk australian that provided a lot of good examples of the accent in written form. Sir in the sixties, two excellent books by afferbeck lauder were published called let stalk strine and nose tone unturned which gave you all the information needed to brasharp your strine. Let stalk strine, a lexicon of modern australian usage by professor afferbeck lauder, was a funny, quirky guide. He says the issue has more to do with politics than protecting the nation. I was probably about ten when i read it and the companion volume, nose tone unturned. Some years ago, a delightfully funny aussie academic wrote a book called lets talk strine. Good and proper strine is spoken through the mouth and nose at the same time. The term became popular in 1960s after an australian writer alistair morison wrote a book, using the penname afferbeck lauder alphabetical order, called. Theres a book called let stalk strine lets talk australian that provided a lot of good examples of the accent in written form. Strine is of course the word australian being said in strine.
In our own day, a book came out called let stalk strine. Mar 08, 2018 some years ago, a delightfully funny aussie academic wrote a book called lets talk strine. We begin the story in genesis 14 which tells of a war between 4 kings from mesopotamia and 5 kings from the area south of the dead sea. There was never any book about australian speech like strine or about posh british speech like fraffly well spoken. Afferbeck lauder was the pseudonym used by alastair ardoch morrison 21 september 1911 15 march 1998, an australian graphic artist and author who in the 1960s documented strine in the song with air chew and a series of books beginning with let stalk strine ure smith, sydney, australia, 1965. Lets talk strine by afferbeck lauder suzie tzimas staok it as toread jul 30, this page was last edited on 31 decemberat the complete works of professor afferbeck lauder.
And jeff suggestedlook through leo, strine s work and extrapolate the. Let stalk strine is a slim volume 48 pages but full of wit, intelligence and in a strange i also own a copy of fraffly well spoken, which is not as good. Perhaps the most notorious is a clade of accents generally referred to as southern. The use of strine, to describe australian english, has developed over time as aussies shortened words and ran them together. A book i read at high school was called let stalk strine by afferbeck lauder. Afferbeck lauder a syncope for alphabetical order is a psudonym for alastair ardoch morrison, an australian writer who gave no clue as to his identity in any of his books. So, we decided to share the love for books with other book lovers. In the days of amraphel king of shinar, arioch king of ellasar, chedorlaomer king of elam, and tidal king of goiim, these kings made war with bera king of sodom, birsha king of gomorrah, shinab king of admah, shemeber king of zeboiim, and the king of bela. Let stalk strine is the first and only clear, straighforward exposition of the strine language. Let stalk strine was a brilliant concept which has been much imitated, particularly in recent years on the internet, but has never in my opinion been bettered. One of these styles is commonly referred to as strine. The term became popular in 1960s after an australian writer alistair morison wrote a book, using the penname afferbeck lauder alphabetical order, called let stork strine lets talk australian. Let stalk strine 1965, nose tone unturned 1967, fraffly well spoken 1968 and fraffly suite 1969.
A typical supplication begins with the deitys name, followed by a request, often in the imperative. The name comes from the book lets talk strine written by alistair morrison under the pseudonym afferbeck lauder how alphabetical order sounds in a broad australian accent. Then in 1965 a book appeared called let stalk strine, apparently by professor afferbeck lauder, explaining how to speak with an australian accent. Strine is a term coined in 1964 and subsequently used to describe. Claire and ben have only recently started dating and now discover that claire is pregnant. Strine is almost always spoken very slowly with the mouth almost closed to keep the flies out and with a rollyourown cigarette dangling from one corner of the mouth. In the days of amraphel king of shinar, arioch king of ellasar, chedorlaomer king of elam, and tidal king of goiim, these kings made war with bera king of sodom, birsha king of gomorrah, shinab king of admah, shemeber king of zeboiim, and the king of. The term is a syncope, derived from a shortened phonetic rendition of the pronunciation of the word australian in an exaggerated broad australian accent, drawing upon the tendency of this accent to run words together in a form of liaison. Jan 11, 2015 morrisons book, lets talk strine was where the word strine first appeared in print. The following is taken from a publication called strine by afferbeck lauder.
It was apparently written by a man named professor afferbeck lauder professor alphabetical order explaining how to speak in an australian accent. Mar 31, 2020 strine is a word probably invented by monica dickens back in the 1970s. Strine religious practices could easily warrant a whole book, but a few aspects can be described briefly here. When intoned with equal emphasis on the syllables it is the negative response to the question. So i have borrowed the technique to demonstrate the strangled sounds, only vaguely resembling english, employed by tragically too many tv and radio. Nov 04, 2009 as john clarke outlines in his foreward, in 1965 an unusual book called let stalk strine lets talk australia thumped onto the nearly bare humour section. Lets talk australian in australia, we take pride in our various styles of language. Strayan or strine is a slang term for australian emma chisit. Let stalk strine nose tone unturned by afferbeck lauder.
Almost five years ago, in this post, i mentioned alistair morrisons 1965 book let stalk strine, written under the pseudonym afferbeck lauder alphabetical order. I just remember two of them scona rine, meaning its going to rain, which an american would pronounce tsgunna rane, and emma chisit, meaning how much is it, which an american would pronounce haow. In the mid 60s an australian writer alistair morison wrote a book under the pseudonym afferbeck lauder alphabetical order called let stork strine lets talk australian which became popular for a while and spawned a series of books and other strine publishings nose tone unturned aka no stone unturned, and so on. They didnt talk of the constituency of a politician. I distinctly remember my own introduction to the wonders of strine. Let stalk strine has been compiled for stewnce, overseas vistas and new strines, and also for the jell public. Strine is a word probably invented by monica dickens back in the 1970s. The original title let stalk strine, is a sort of dictionarycumphrase book of australian terms and expressions, being both mildly informative and hilariously funny well i think so anyway.
This book is an strine as ned kelly and waltzing matilda. When did merica or murica become a popular term of. May 19, 2014 i was just thinking, what is all this gobbledegook theyre writing. Beginning with the inside story, about how sexual organs develop anatomical line drawings illustrate, the narrative then segues into a discussion of intercourse. Strines style has attracted attention and admiration from lawyers, but the substance of his recent bench decisions calling for more company disclosure in proposed mergers and acquisitions before. Bluey, gazza, macca and terry are sitting at the bar, sunday afternoon, and the cricket is on fox. Morrisons book, lets talk strine was where the word strine first appeared in print. Lets talk strine was a book published back in the sixties. First things first, aussie lingo is based on strine. For migrants, such as the diverse group drawn to dampier in. For those of you not from the us, we have a variety of regional dialects and accents. Alastair ardoch morrison, under the strine pseudonym of afferbeck lauder which is strine for alphabetical order, wrote a song with air chew without you in 1965 followed by a series of books let stalk strine 1965, nose tone unturned 1967, fraffly well spoken 1968 and fraffly suite 1969. Buy let stalk strine reprint, first edition by afferbeck lauder, al terego isbn. Aug 19, 2004 sir in the sixties, two excellent books by afferbeck lauder were published called let stalk strine and nose tone unturned which gave you all the information needed to brasharp your strine.
She wrote a book called let s talk strine and it gave a translation of the words australians used into standard british english. As john clarke outlines in his foreward, in 1965 an unusual book called let stalk strine lets talk australia thumped onto the nearly bare humour section. In the mid 60s an australian writer alistair morison wrote a book under the pseudonym afferbeck lauder alphabetical order called let stork strine lets talk australian which became popular for a while and spawned a series of books and other strine publishings nose tone. Lets talk strine by afferbeck lauder, 9780701816063, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Bruce donaldson marked it as toread mar 12, feb 02, emma glaisher added it. Who was emma chisit trivia question questions answer answers. Lets talk about series by joy berry 20 primary works 20 total works each book in the lets talk about series focuses on a single topic and includes cartoon illustrations and relatable situations. The book appears to date from around 1965, and has since been through five reprints and has sold over 15,000 copies.
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