English, emerging successfully as a global language has sprouted innumerable heads like Hydra in Greek mythology. It has clandestinely but authoritatively led to varieties of Englishes which in turn showcase their peculiarities and complexities. Words and phrases comprising language come to display different meanings and implications when used in different countries. English is global but various in usage. It is in this context that this paper locates “Australian English”, and particularly sees the cultural complexity of a common Australian phrase “No worries”. Pointing out how language at its core is culturally located, it foregrounds the same phenomenon in India by looking at certain usages which have come to be called “Indianisms”. Thus, it reflects how language is fluid and today changes are inevitable and anything is possible.

English, emerging successfully as a global language has sprouted innumerable heads like Hydra in Greek mythology. It has clandestinely but authoritatively led to varieties of Englishes which in turn showcase their peculiarities and complexities. Words and phrases comprising language come to disp...