atw: Re: Evolving language and 'munted'
- From: Bill Parker <renew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:01:23 +0800
When I first came to Australia in 1974 I heard the term "mullock". Told what
it meant in Australia and asked why I did not know -"because it was a British
word". It was centuries ago. Not heard nowadays. Having said that, I am
waiting for someone to put me right.
Bill
On 10/08/2011, at 8:48 AM, Dave Reynolds wrote:
> Hi (from a part of Christchurch that is not munted!)
>
> When I first heard that word on TV and radio after the quakes, I was sure I'd
> heard it before. I reckon my son and his mates brought it home from school -
> this would have been mid-late 90s. They used it as a synonym for "stuffed",
> "broken" etc. At the time we thought it was OK, and knew nothing of its
> other meanings. I don't recall hearing it used much recently, so I guess it
> fell out of usage for a while, but came back with a vengeance after the quake.
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave
>
> Lana Brindley wrote, on 10/08/2011 11:20 a.m.:
>>
>> "Munted" was a standard term for my group of friends growing up in
>> rural Queensland in the late 80's/early 90's. Not sure whether that
>> says more about me knowing weird colloquialisms, or NZ being a decade
>> or two behind the times ;)
>>
>> L
>>
>> On 10 August 2011 08:49, <deanea@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I'm new to this list and have been 'listening' to the conversation about
>>> language change.
>>>
>>> I have just returned to Sydney from 4 days in Christchurch and have been
>>> amazed there at the new life poured into the word 'munted'. (I'll leave you
>>> to look it up). It seems to appear at least once in every conversation.
>>> Buildings, roads, jobs, gardens... so much is 'munted' as a result of the
>>> earthquakes.
>>>
>>> A few words of introduction... I've been working in document/info
>>> design/tech writing since the early 90's - mining, metals processing, road
>>> safety, health and now animal health. Embarking on my last subject of Grad
>>> Dip Info Design and Christchurch Polytech - it's been a fabulous and robust
>>> learning experience for me.
>>>
>>> Look forward to contributing and learning from this list.
>>>
>>> Anne Deane
>>
>>
>
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