Pixie <Pixie@AnnWheatley.com.invalid>wrote:
>On Tue, 04 May 2010 23:13:40 +1000, hopper
>
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>
>>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 :-))
>
>
ummm,, Pixie?
Would you not take the offensive should I give you a
'ticket', like "en queue"???
I am bogged down at the moment (Family) and have
near on zilch 'pooter' time.
Sowwwwy...
If you do take offence then I will have no choice but
to get the GD to write my posts.. and HER (CWAT) you do
not want to tangle with..!!!
/snuckles
/waves frantically from the jet-ski
--
hopper
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