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Sometimes people use slang incorrectly in an attempt to look good. This attempt of using “Based.” From Victorian UAP Senator @senatorbabet is an example of this in politics (I believe, based on his other generally socially conservative views). 1/2
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Found this on reddit, a list of messages used on @TransportforNSW trains this weekend of the Taylor Swift concert. Very cool 👍
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@billshortenmp (Minister for Government Service and the NDIS) has come through with a some great MyGov/Valentines Day memes on instagram!
Memes are typically used by MP’s to communicate with a younger voter base, creating rapport through the power of shared language
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Ladies and Gentleman, this is your premier (doing a really cool language thing, by posting on reddit and using perhaps my favourite Aussie slang term, Gunzel (a public transport enthusiast)
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My lord @Telstra
Certainly some great slang for a telco social media. A pun as well. My oh my
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This is from the a Uni melb PowerPoint. Interesting use of (almost but not quite) taboo, though to quote a student “they’re trying too hard”
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