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From: Pixie <Pixie@AnnWheatley.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Conversion request
Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:39 +1000
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On Tue, 04 May 2010 23:13:40 +1000, hopper
[...]
>Nieve, contrary to what others will tell you there is
>only _one_ English dictionary --->Oxford
>http://www.askoxford.com/
>
/looks fondly at my Australian Pocket Oxford...
Who gets a dictionary for their 13th birthday??...
/rolls eyes... and yeah, that was ALL I got.../laff
>Something else that may help is this site.
>I myself use a lot of these:
>http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/smileys.html
>
All sorts of mixed messages on that page.../grin
Stick to long hand... /tinkle
Say what you mean, mean what you say!
>That said.. I would encourage those to write
>any instructions in conventional "straight" English so
>as to keep folks as your kind self fully informed.
>Hopefully the tutorials have been written in that way.
>They were reviewed by both Australian and Canadian
>persons.
>
>>King of very strange wording.
>>
>
Eh... never were truer words spoken... ROFL
>[chuckles]
>Your sense of humour is infectious, Nieve.
>
Truly manifique!!
>I 'speak' English, Nieve.
>
Debatable!
We (Australians) use the English Alphabet. As it was issued by the
English. Not those dingbat z's the Yanks use.
It's a Zed!! Not a Zee!!!
/giggle
We drive on the left side of the road, as the majority of the
population is right handed... (In Olde England, you needed your sword
hand [usually right hand] free to fight off highwaymen... tis true!!
So you stayed on the left of who you may have had to fight off).
As for "speaking" English... ??
Yer havin' a lend o' yerself if ya think that.../laff
(Meaning: Hopper is fooling Himself if He thinks we speak English!)
>Americans 'speak' a version of English [Engrish] a
>broken English. You (if) being taught that version will
>have a very difficult time understanding my Australian.
>Australian language (lingo) is very much more broken
>than American English (Engrish) and so it is we can
>understand them but they too (like you) have difficulty
>understanding us.
>So, short version?
>Bust that English as much as you like.. we (Aussies)
>have heard it, done it... all..!!
>We can understand Americans.
>We will understand you.. no problem :-)
>
Yeah, more culture than yoghurt, down here.../grin
>And for the Yanks reading my post?
>Before you get overly "postal".. check the attachment
>to see just how screwed over you guys do English.. you
>even confuse yourselves..!!
>http://boingboing.net/images/archieslang.jpg
>
/screeching laffter.....
Where did Archie get time to do "that" as WELL??
Now how's He think He is gonna do anything with that girl now??
They allowed that in a cartoon???
mehehe.
>The language built "Down Under"???
>http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html
>
This was classic!! So many "isms" to walk down memory lane with. You
notice "Bluey" (a summons) was missing??!!!
Are they still printed on blue paper??
No wonder ppl can't understand us.../laff
and
"B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - a very enjoyable party
usually held in rural areas"
is so toned down for the masses.../laff
It should read --
B & S : Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball - the biggest excuse for a
pissup and "catch a feel/get lucky" night of the year!
Dresses cannot be worn again (ruined, if you are lucky enough to
remember where you took it off!!) and if you can remember anything at
all, then you didn't drink enough... rofl
The preferred mode of transport is a ute (utility) and paddock bashing
(circle work in the ute) with a dozen people in the tray of the ute is
always a crowd pleaser... yes, dangerous as all hell. No one seems to
mind as alcohol makes everyone very brave... and very stupid!!
Never been to one myself... one could get hurt, very badly!! /laff
The local hire place for rented formal wear TRIPLES the hire cost of
clothes to the B&S's around here! If you can't bring back your clothes
(simply cos you can't find them!!) then you lose the whole cost!
Expensive night out... sometimes worth it... mostly not!! /grin
>cheerio.. Nieve, and keep an eye on those headers for
>any brown-eyed mullet in your read <bg>
>
Look for the cut and paste efforts of the fake one. If it smells like
fish, then it probably is...
Pixie :-))
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