Language is a funny old thing. While we understand that there is Spanish and French and German etc, the variations of those spoken languages can change markedly depending on a number of variables.

Often these are to do with geography: Spanish from Spain sounds different to Spanish from Argentina. Zooming in on the map the same thing applies – a Cornishman sounds very different to a Mancunian, and neither could be said to speak the Queen’s English.

And so it is with the language itself, not just the sound of it. The words employed, the nuances, the slang. The change can be seen in much smaller cross-sections of society: from suburb to suburb, street to street.

And this brings me, rather tenuously, to the picturesque delight that is Clare Werbeloff.

Clare is now an internet sensation, due in no small part to her colourful description of a recent shooting in Kings Cross, Sydney.

Phrases such as ‘I didn’t for shit, eh’ and ‘fully sick boys’ may give pause for thought, but you will certainly get the drift.

I just wish the reporter had asked to see her new tattoo.

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