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    Rats and slaves to the rescue.

    Tangiora - And now for the Spelling Queen. What have you prepared for us Paquita while I have been in France? Paquita - Welcome home Tangiora! We began these talks after I rang in during an ABC discussion on the invasion of Australia. Since then we have discussed three invasions of Britain but the biggest of all was from France. Tangiora - Why do you say the biggest? Paquita - It nearly destroyed the English language. After 1066 French became the official language of England. French was the official language. First of all Norman French and then Central French from Paris. The English were thoroughly conquered. Parliament was held in French and all the laws of the land were in French. E

    Australian Aboriginal gifts to English.

    Tangiora’s Introduction - Last time we heard how the Celtic language failed to survive in England once the Anglo-Saxons invaded. However, Paquita, you did say that some Celtic words were taken in to the English language, in the same way that some Aboriginal words have been taken in to Australian English and then spread across the English speaking world. Can you tell us which Aboriginal words have spread in this way? Which English words are actually Aboriginal words? I’d love for you, the Spelling Queen, to explore the work KANGAROO … Paquita - The most widely used is the word kangaroo. When Captain Cook anchored in Sydney Cove, Joseph Banks went ashore and noted everything he saw but he

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