Matthew Clapham
May 17, 2024

Thanks, Carrol. I'm British, so lucky enough to have cultural access to at least some of the vibrant world of Aussie slang. You're right about the Americans, though. It's hard to know which phrases and cultural references have become universally familiar - I would have added a link, were it not for Medium's 30-second rule. If you include a hyperlink in the opening couple of paras of a story, you run the risk of people clicking on it before they have read for 30s, which halves your read ratio and kills distribution and earnings. It's a perverse decision by the platform which works to the detriment of both writers and readers, unfortunately.

Matthew Clapham
Matthew Clapham

Written by Matthew Clapham

Professional translator by day. Writer of silly and serious stuff by night. Also by day, when I get fed up of tedious translations. Founder of Iberospherical.

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