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Afferbeck Lauder

Strine: Let Stalk Strine and Nose Tone Unturned Hardcover – August 1, 1989

by Afferbeck Lauder (Author), Al Terego (Illustrator)

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Australia in Print
Publication date

August 1, 1989
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5.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches
ISBN-10

0725406011
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978-0725406011
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Australia in Print (August 1, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0725406011
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0725406011
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,837,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #67,004 in Humor (Books)

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Strine Dictionary from Amazon.com

Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013

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This little book is an excellent primer for those who w23iswh/need to know the meanings of words(?) sometimes spoken by Strines (Australians), of whom I am one. Strine can be a very difficult language for the uninitiated - about as bad as a cross between Gaelic and Swahili, and can be quite unintelligible to the uninitiated. Strine is almost always spoken very slowly with the mouth almost closed (to keep the flies out) and with a roll-your-own cigarette dangling from one corner of the mouth.

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Mr. Natural

HILARIOUS!

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2014

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This book must be read ALOUD, preferably with one or more Australians listening. In 1970 my Aussie girlfriend and I read this to each other in bed in Stockholm, and before long tears were flowing and we were falling on the floor from all the laughter ... I have NEVER had such a hilarious experience in my life. It took me 44 years to find this old friend ... now I just have to find another Aussie gal to read it to!

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G. Croner

Funny Book about how to speak like an Australian

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017

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Very funny book about how Australians speak. I understand it was a best seller when originally published. Made my Aussie son-in-law laugh.

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2014

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I have wanted this book for years as my original copy fell apart years ago. Thanks for having it for me! I love it still.

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Jo K.

I was a little disappointed that there was a bit of a break along ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2018

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I remember this book from my childhood, I was a little disappointed that there was a bit of a break along the spine. Probably not so unusual for a book of its age b

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2017

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Great book. My wife just loves it.

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Michael Davies

Let Stalk Strine - the perfect gift for visitors to Australia

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2014

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I knew this book from years ago and wanted it as a gift to Canadian friends who had recently visited Australia. It's very funny, very clever and an essential reference guide.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2015

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Ani

MEMORY JOGGER

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2020

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THIS BOOK JUST BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF FIRST READING IT IN AUSTRALIA GREAT TO FIND IT AGAIN AFTER MANY YEARS

leesol

No Flesh in the Pen

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2014

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This provided a reunion with a book I first encountered when it was first printed in the 1960s. I am so pleased it has been reprinted, in concert with two other books in similar vein by Lauder. A very funny, but at the same time challenging, book; each entry for both the Strine and Fraffly sections posing a sort of puzzle in which, until one says it out loud several times, realisation of what one is saying in Strine or Fraffly becomes clear. A very funny book.

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Len Knight

Afferbeck Lauder's Book just as Funny after 50 Years.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2017

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A very funny lampoon of Aussie-speak; it's just a pity I couldn't afford the one on English upper class 'Fraffly'.

Mike

Just as good as my original in 1964

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2014

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