典型的なオージー英語mateが「役所使用禁止」発令

NoWukkers　Mateは、恐らくG’dayに次いで典型的なオーストラリア英語に使われている言葉であり、よく挨拶としてコンビでも使用されているが今週、ニューサウスウェールズ州北部地方健康局が同局職員宛に「mate」という言葉を同僚内交わすことが禁止する発令が出たことをnews.com.auが報道している。
　同局はmateが「失礼、無力にさせる手段としての話し方と仕事している職人としてのあるまじきな言葉遣いではない」ことを理由にして、使用禁止にした。
　そのほかに職場内に使用禁止として狩れた言葉はdarling（ダーリン）、sweetheart（愛する人）とhoney（かわいい人）だった。
　同局にとると、言葉使用禁止命令は同州行動規範に沿っているという。
　表現の自由を主張する人などを同局に対してもう反発している。
　同州最高裁元裁判長ジェームズ・スピーグルマン氏がこの頃オーストラリアでの表現の自由の抑制に対して批判したばかりだ。
Mate (オージー英語定義）
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Health workers on NSW north coast told they cannot use word ‘mate’
Mateがオーストラリアが舞台としているハリウッド映画「ファインディング・ニーモ」。「Mine」と思っている人が多いようだが、以下の動画に登場するカモメたちがオーストラリア若者の「mate」の言い方をバカにしている。

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