Americanisms such as “ass”, “mom”, and “math” have infiltrated Australian English, largely due to American media’s influence. Examples include “leash” for “lead”, “cookies” for “biscuits”, and “y’all” replacing “youse”. These terms reflect the global dominance of American culture and language.
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In Australian grammar rules, the placement of the full stop in relation to single quotation marks depends on the context of the quotation. If the quotation is a complete sentence, the full stop comes before the closing single quotation mark. However, if the quotation does not form a complete sentence on its own and is…