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@bennjordan.bsky.social - curious if you saw the article going around about the use of sound (I believe it was referred to as infrasound) to put out fires.
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Australian and British informal for 'approximately' or 'roughly' — used when you're ballparking a number, time, or amount without being precise. It's a slightly more emphatic version of 'about' or 'around,' stacking both words together for a casual, relaxed effect. You'll hear it in everyday Aussie conversation when someone's giving a rough estimate and doesn't want to be held to specifics. Comfortable, easygoing language that fits perfectly into the Australian communication style.
I'd say there were around about two hundred people at the market that morning.
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(AU, informal) Nearly; approximately.
“There is an excellent Tumblr post floating around about how you're SuPINE when you're lying on your SPINE and you're PRONE when you're lying on your PRONis”
“@bennjordan.bsky.social - curious if you saw the article going around about the use of sound (I believe it was referred to as infrasound) to put out fires.”
Around about means: Australian and British informal for 'approximately' or 'roughly' - used when you're ballparking a number, time, or amount without being precise. It's a slightly more emphatic version of 'about' or. It is mainly Australian English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour.
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