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Posted by: The Armpit
The other day i was at my friends house right, and he had english friends from England over athis house, as they where in australia for a holiday. Anway, as things happen, we were talking and the conversation somehow *dont ask me* progressed with them (the english folk) saying that mate, yes thats right the word MATE was their word (the englishes). I mean wtf, honestly, australia is renound for the word mate, for G'Day (yes we say that) and our kangaroos, yet they would proceed to say with complete conviction that mate was their countries word -_-. Australia has enough problems of a national identity with us only being 200 years old and the like. So now the pommy's wanna go and use our words (which is fine) and then claim them as their own (which isn't so fine). This is not good i say, when other countries try to rip off our famous words/saying/animals an then claim them as their own. Are they trying to steal our culture? I mean lets face it mate is a true blue aussie word, and nothing is gonna change that
Posted by: AK47
Just have Paul Hogan go kick their asses and scalp them.
G'day indeed
Posted by: redwench
um, the word mate has been around longer than 200 years. its quite british. its certainly not unique to australia.
G'day.
Posted by: The Armpit
wenhcy, your 'opinions' are meaningless =P. Besdies, 'mate' originated with the convicts, who where all subsequently shipped to australia
(yes i am making this up)
Posted by: Shalome
By your own logic there, "mate" is British. Where do you think those convicts came from? 
From the American Heritage Dictionary:
4a. A person with whom one is in close association; an associate. b. Chiefly British A good friend or companion.
And anyway, you're not far off. Paraphrased from a linguistic journal article:
The majority of the first arrivals to Australia were either [British] Cockney or Irish convicts. The distinctive greetings in Cockney English included “Ow’re yer going” (How are you doing?), “How’s things?” and “What’s new?” Of all the dialect-oriented words, the most recognizable is probably “mate”, associated worldwide with both Cockney and Australian English.
Posted by: Kdr Kane
Thank you, thank you!
I always feel a little relieved when non-Americans prove that arrogance is not limited to Americans only.
Posted by: Jeddak
Well what do you know...I think you are probably right KK? : )
Posted by: The Armpit
Arrogant, hardly, i just have a really twisted sense of logic
Posted by: Spork Lover
I like the part about english people from england  ... although it is most definitely possible, I still find it funny!
Mate is a American word... I made it up and then them commie Canadians took it away, and started saying aboot!
Posted by: Muggs
and along with "mate" beeing british im pretty damn sure Paul Hogan is too.
Posted by: Xtren
I'd say "mate" is Aussie, though I really don't see how it can offend you so much if someone says it isn't.... it's just a word afterall, don't take it so seriously.
I say G'day all the time myself, though I guess I earned the habit from some Aussi friends
Posted by: Chako
Heh
Well...Australia has its own lingo.
http://www.anu.edu.au/ANDC/Austwords/
Note that mate isnt in there.
Posted by: Spider
"Mate" is most definately British. The Aussies and Canucks stole it from 'em.
Posted by: Xtren
Since Australia was a British colony that's most certainly possible, but fact remains that mate is used the most often in Australia nevertheless.
Posted by: Chako
Ha!
Spiders been reading too many comics.
Canadians do not say mate. I have yet to hear anyone say it other then relocated British immigrants. Even then, their children don't say it here.
Posted by: Xtren
I agree, mate is anything but a Canadian word.
Posted by: Spider
I've heard a few canadians say it, though I don't know where they grew up....hmm some americans say it too though, perhaps I was jumping to conclusions.
I haven't read a comic in years, too expensive
Posted by: Freak
bloody eh, you wanker.
Posted by: The Armpit
I didnt know that "wog" was an australian exclusive word. Cool
Posted by: The Armpit
Here is some more wierd words:
Crayfish: Refers to our $20 notes, bvecause they have an orange hue.
True Blue: Used in a phrase like "Shes a true blue dinger" which means something like "She looks good". True blue is most often used to express either trust or someones/somethngs australianism.
Crikey!: Watch the crocodile hunter
Mate: Read this thread
Mash: Mash potato most often accompanied with gravy.
Snags: Sausages
This is only 1/10th of our lingo, so unless you are born is australia you will have great trouble understanding what we say.
Posted by: Shalome
Hate to tell ya, mate, but "true blue" and "mash" are from the UK too.
Bangers and mash = sausages and mashed potatoes with gravy.
True blue = ADJECTIVE: Loyal or faithful; staunch. Real or genuine.
ETYMOLOGY: From the adoption of the color blue by 17th-century Scottish Presbyterians in opposition to the Royalists' red.
Posted by: uh...ok
Crikey!
All those darned words came from STEVE IRWIN!
We all know that...
-uh...ok
Posted by: justinious
 Quote:
Originally posted by The Armpit
Here is some more wierd words:
Crayfish: Refers to our $20 notes, bvecause they have an orange hue.
True Blue: Used in a phrase like "Shes a true blue dinger" which means something like "She looks good". True blue is most often used to express either trust or someones/somethngs australianism.
Crikey!: Watch the crocodile hunter
Mate: Read this thread
Mash: Mash potato most often accompanied with gravy.
Snags: Sausages
This is only 1/10th of our lingo, so unless you are born is australia you will have great trouble understanding what we say.
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All I know is don't say "fanny" in the presence of genteel folk.
Posted by: The_Turks(ff7)
who is Paul Hogan?
Posted by: bLaCkOuT
Crocodile Dundee movie ... he was Nick Dundee
Posted by: Chako
Heh.
All I know is that up here, we have this big clothing company called Roots.
You can buy almost anything with Roots blazoned upon them.
Had a teacher friend teach in Australia on an exchange program, with the Aussie coming up here to Canada. Other then the Aussie falling in love with all our water, the Canadian teacher wore a sweatshirt on his day off with Roots on it, and was promptly told to take it off.
Posted by: Grimlock
I got borad about half way through reading this post so to clear it up it's this simple.
Mate-The act of mating-to undertake sexual intercourse with the intention of procreation. It is an English word.
Mate, referring to a friend is a word that originated about 60 years ago, and I believe that it was the Americans who actually first used it as such.
Posted by: Grimlock
Quote:
Originally posted by The Armpit
Here is some more wierd words:
Crayfish: Refers to our $20 notes, bvecause they have an orange hue.
A Crayfish is a North European Crustacean, and has been called such for some several hundred years.
True Blue: Used in a phrase like "Shes a true blue dinger" which means something like "She looks good". True blue is most often used to express either trust or someones/somethngs australianism.
Possibly Australian, although I'm dubious on this one.
Crikey!: Watch the crocodile hunter
Probably
Mate: Read this thread
Mash: Mash potato most often accompanied with gravy.
A form of potatoe product first used probably by the English several hundred years ago when the potatoe was introduced to Britain, although I can't remember where it was found.
Snags: Sausages
Snag-A flaw in linen style materials resulting from contact with a sharp object.
This is only 1/10th of our lingo, so unless you are born is australia you will have great trouble understanding what we say.
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Posted by: Heathen
I'm with Grim on this.
As an englishman.... we invented the bloody language and mate is definatly "ours"
The convi...errrr.... Aussies can keep such great words as cobber and dingo but the language is ours.
Fancy have english friends from England!!! No ***king way??
Posted by: Chako
Any which way you hack it....it is always interesting to see different dialects, usages of words, and constant fluidity and dynamics of language evolution (sometimes, devolution )
Posted by: Xtren
English of course branched off from older languages as well (Anglo-Saxon?) so therefore mate's origin may have been before English was even created.
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