Okay, if you personally know any Australian people, you need to read this.
A university in Australia says it needs to teach basic English grammar to its students after discovering the majority of them can’t even identify a noun. I am not making this up.
I personally suspected this noun problem when the Pope visited Australia this summer and a big headline there read, “*** Arrives In ***!”
Until this is corrected, please avoid using nouns - they will only embarrass your Australian friends. Try saying sentences like, “Hey, Sheila, your *** is on fire!” or ” I got my *** torn off by a giant *** today!”
And remember to show compassion. Take their hand and say, “I understand.” Say it slowly, and then repeat it.
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Nothing to do with this story: Dinky, a piano-playing singing dingo, entertains tourists at Jim’s Place, a roadhouse in Stuart’s Well in central Australia in an undated photo. REUTERS/ Handout
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This is a very interesting blog, I like it very much.
- Posted by lauran—————–
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Scat: unlassoed.
- Posted by Dr. DollOh and also….long live skippy!!
- Posted by MichaelAnd so the America bashing begins. McCain/Palin 2009
- Posted by MichaelPrawns? Those little chess pieces? Interesting.
- Posted by Robert BaslerRon: “Also, for the record, Australians would never say ‘toss another shrimp on the barbie’, because an Australian would never say shrimp. We eat prawns. Prawns.”
EXACTLY
- Posted by bradPS Speaking of nouns. The plural of dingo is Dingoes not Dingos you Drongo
- Posted by wizardovozMy babies eat dingoes so there.
- Posted by wizardovozAm I reading this right? Is an American commenting on the education system of another country? I was shocked at the low levels of expectation in American secondary schools when I visited 3 years ago.
Australian universities also take a lot of international students because Australian students university fees are subsidised by the government (they do not have to pay fees until they earn enough to afford it) and they use international students to generate additional revenue. For undergraduate courses, the figure is certainly not 60% international students.
Also, for the record, Australians would never say “toss another shrimp on the barbie”, because an Australian would never say shrimp. We eat prawns. Prawns.
- Posted by RonWhy do I need to learn English? I’ll never go to England.
- Posted by DaveWe don’t know what nouns are?
- Posted by JessWell nor do American kids according to your president.
“[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling”. -—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004
Oh dear, maybe you should teach basic grammar to your leaders?
And also, about the dingo, let me just ask, can your native animals do that? No? I didn’t think so.
No, listen…this is all just non-sense. We need to all just chill for a sec. You guys are all just being silly. So like, come on, ok? I love you guys <3
- Posted by Mr. JEnkiNshaha i think i just contradicted my own argument… my grammar was pretty bad in that last comment!!
- Posted by charlotte from Australia