bhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1365arrow-down145
arrow-up1320arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Australia the name of the band "AC/DC" is pronounced "Acca Dacca"en.wikipedia.orgbhmnscmm@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squarehoodatninja@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down11·1 year ago Yeah, no. Was that really necessary?
minus-squarenathanjell@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoIn Canadian English “yeah, no”, “yeah, no, yeah”, “no, yeah”, and “yeah, no, for sure” are just sayings (here’s a random reference I found). I just meant “yeah, like you suggest, no, other countries might not use the term”
minus-squareSpuddlesv2@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoWe enjoy a good “yeah nah” down under too.
minus-squareBibliotectress@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI thought it sounded more like “Yeah narr”
minus-squareQuokka@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNah that’s kiwis. They say stuff like “where’s the car” whereas we say it more like “where’s the car”.
minus-squarePlopp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI can’t even make out that first one. Complete gibberish.
minus-squarehoodatninja@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoHuh TIL my bad then. I read it as a more sarcastic opening.
Was that really necessary?
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In Canadian English “yeah, no”, “yeah, no, yeah”, “no, yeah”, and “yeah, no, for sure” are just sayings (here’s a random reference I found). I just meant “yeah, like you suggest, no, other countries might not use the term”
We enjoy a good “yeah nah” down under too.
I thought it sounded more like “Yeah narr”
Nah that’s kiwis.
They say stuff like “where’s the car” whereas we say it more like “where’s the car”.
I can’t even make out that first one. Complete gibberish.
Huh TIL my bad then. I read it as a more sarcastic opening.