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Standard of English as it is in NZ

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:36 am
by prospector
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national ... d46dabc8f8

Was not aware we had this Department

Re: Standard of English as it is in NZ

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:19 pm
by PHXPhlyer
Is there a fine for talking to them? :-?

PP

Re: Standard of English as it is in NZ

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:17 pm
by unifoxos
Surely all Governments have many departments like that.

Re: Standard of English as it is in NZ

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:22 pm
by Undried Plum
Nyazilluners could speak English pretty well if they could pronounce more than one different vowel in any one sentence.

That monovowel thing is their downfall.

The Strines have a slightly different problem. They can can stretch to two, maybe three, vowels, but they have to share a communal total IQ of 100 across thousands of miles.

Re: Standard of English as it is in NZ

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:52 am
by limeygal
Don't understand the connection between thread title and content. :-\

Puzzled of Pensacola

Re: Standard of English as it is in NZ

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:20 pm
by PHXPhlyer
Dear Puzzled,
This was the original headline in the article:
Department of Conversation investigating after dolphin found beheaded on South Auckland beach

The misspelling has subsequently been corrected.

PP