Video: In Australia, the dictionary was rewritten after the statement of the Australian prime minister about Putin
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Australian English has the word "shirtfront" which is a football term. In Australia, footballers use this word to refer to one of the offenses on the playing field. The meaning of the "shirtfront" action is that one footballer strikes another footballer in the chest with his shoulder, and even with a running start. Nothing, using this word, means an extremely tough, aggressive game.
Before the G20 summit, at which Russian President Vladimir Putin also appeared, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that he intends to find out with all determination what Russia has to do with the Malaysian Boeing shot down over the ATO zone in Ukraine. At the same time, in his statement, the prime minister used this very word "shirtfront" in relation to Vladimir Putin.
During the G20 summit, Tony Abbott used more delicate words regarding Putin and the downed Boeing, telling the media that he expects a constructive dialogue with the Russian president regarding the investigation of the incident.
Meanwhile, the use of "shirtfront" in the pre-summit statement caused a very controversial reaction in Australia itself. Very soon there was even a T-shirt on sale with the image of Vladimir Putin and the word "shirtfront".
The compilers and editors of the Explanatory Dictionary of Australian English, meanwhile, said that it was unlikely that Tony Abbott had in mind exactly what everyone thought. Most likely, the prime minister wanted to say something in the spirit of "take by the breast" or "bring to clean water." For this reason, the glossary editors even decided to amend the word "shirtfront". Now this term will not be exclusively football. Now these words in Australian English will also mean "take by the breast", as well as "contact someone with a complaint."
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