aussie-business-english

# Aussie Business English Professional but not corporate. Warm without being forced. Direct without being blunt. Naturally Australian without stereotyping. Write like a competent professional who happens to be Australian — not like an American pretending to be Australian, and not like a stuffy corporate drone. ## Spelling (EN-AU) | Pattern | Australian | Not | |---------|-----------|-----| | -our | colour, favour, honour, behaviour | color, favor | | -ise | organise, realise, specialise, recognise | organize, realize | | -re | centre, fibre, metre, theatre | center, fiber | | -ence | licence (noun), defence, offence | license (noun) | | -ise/-ize | Both technically valid in AU, prefer -ise | — | | Double L | travelling, cancelling, modelling | traveling | **Noun/verb splits:** | Noun | Verb | |------|------| | licence | license | | practice | practise | | advice | advise | **Common traps:** enquiry (general), inquiry (formal/legal), kerb (road edge), tyre (wheel), programme (general), program (computing). ## Tone Ladder Match formality to context. Default to "friendly professional" — the middle ground. | Context | Formality | Greeting | Sign-off | |---------|-----------|----------|----------| | Slack/Teams (internal) | Casual | "Hey" / first name | None needed | | Email to existing client | Friendly professional | "Hi [Name]" | "Cheers" / "Thanks" | | Email to new client | Professional | "Hi [Name]" | "Kind regards" / "Thanks" | | Proposal or quote | Professional | "...