English in New Zealand is, well, it’s a bit different. I mean, sure, MOST of it’s the same, but there are a few differences that can be quite confusing!
In New Zealand there are a bunch of words that have a couple of meanings… often there is a meaning that we know from ‘standard English’, and then there is also another completely different meaning that is unique to ‘New Zealand English’. Not sure what I mean? Watch the video to learn more!
Closed Captions (CC)
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:59 World Standard English vs. New Zealand English (Varieties of English)
02:45 Dairy
05:09 Bench
06:54 (My) shout
09:06 (The) bush
10:41 Crook
12:40 Recap
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