Pommie lingo test is unfair dinkum, mate
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Pommie lingo test is unfair dinkum, mate: "They may describe women as 'sheilas' and use 'bastard' as a term of endearment but, apart from pedants, few suggest Australians cannot speak English.
Few, that is, apart from the Home Office. Under rules introduced last month, Australians - and Canadians, New Zealanders, South Africans, and Americans - must prove they have a good grasp of English to become UK citizens."
Few, that is, apart from the Home Office. Under rules introduced last month, Australians - and Canadians, New Zealanders, South Africans, and Americans - must prove they have a good grasp of English to become UK citizens."
1 Comments:
At 5:00 PM, Anonymous said…
I might be British but there are those from the UK that would say I couldn't pass either (I'm from Liverpool). Glaswegians are supposed to be British but they can be nigh on impossible to comprehend- especially if they've been sampling the local sherbet.
Ray
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