‘Greenlandisation’, sea ice, permafrost: how polar words explain a changing world
- Written by Bernadette Hince, Visiting Fellow, Australian National Dictionary Centre, Australian National University
Most of us know there’s more than one version of English. What English people call a tap, Americans call a faucet; New Zealand’s jandals are Australia’s thongs. As well as British English, there are regional versions of Australian English, New Zealand English, and a significant number of other versions of English.
There is also a...
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