Yeah Aussie English is a bit of a mongrel. I suppose that's what you get with written academic British English married to American TV English. But Aussie English is a bit scary (methinks). I've got a feeling that 100 years down the road Aussie English will be a pidgin version where almost every word ends with 'o' like 'arvo' is for 'afternoon'.. etc. And 'sanga' how on earth did they get that?? :) Ryan
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 1:28 PM Subject: Re: OT-Totally OT but... (how OT can you go.. how OT can you go..) > cool link Ryan, actually it seems that Australian lingo is as much american > as it is english. There are many terms on that list that aussies use that > seem to "cross-over" to both iykwim? > > tan. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 12:21 PM > Subject: Re: OT-Totally OT but... (how OT can you go.. how OT can you go..) > > > > Actually Tan, we was on this same topic with an American friend the other > > day! What the heck is jelly- It's called jam! Rove!! > > > http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/americanbritish.html > > Here's a list if anyone feels curious.. The one that I last remember > > encountering was Sylvia Plath writing about her experience in Benidorm, > > Spain and was something like "what is an aubergine? I think it's an > > eggplant.." before proceeding to do an eggplant recipe substituting > > aubergines into it.. > > > > Ryan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 11:17 AM > > Subject: Re: OT-Totally OT but... > > > > > > > see, Shel, the way i always understood it is that what you guys call > > "jello" > > > is what we in Oz call "jelly", so if someone says "pb and j" sandwich, > > that > > > to me is peanut butter and flavoured gelatine (you know, the stuff that > > you > > > put in a mould and wobbles on the plate, not an ounce of fruit in > sight)! > > > jam/preserves always have fruit in them don't they, and that is what we > > > generally eat on toast? at least in australia they do - which leaves me > > > with one question, if what we call jam/preserves is just that, and what > > you > > > call "jello" is what we call "jelly", then what the heck is the stuff > that > > > YOU call "jelly"....?!? lol... > > > > > > tan. (who yes, sometimes DOES think and talk like a "typical bloody > > > woman"... confusing to you guys as it is! lol) (and who i fear is now > > > proving Cotty's "mad as a march hare" theory to be extremely correct...) > > > > > > PS Ryan, this is starting to look like a thread that we should send in > for > > > Rove to read out - "What tha?!?!?!" > > > > > > PPS what the heck does this have to do with pentax, or even photography? > > > talk about taking the ball and running with it... i am so easily led... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 10:34 AM > > > Subject: Re: OT-Totally OT but... > > > > > > > > > > We call jelly, jelly, and jam, jam though some of the manufactures now > > > call jam, > > > > preserves. Funny thing happened the other day, I bought some preserves > > > that had > > > > chunks of fruit in it. Amazing. > > > > > > > > When I was five or so, I had a friend who's mom made mayo sandwichs. > Two > > > slices > > > > of white bread with with the thinest possible layer of may between > them. > > > Had > > > > another that liked PB and mustard sandwichs. > > > > > > > > I had a couple of sandwichs for dinner tonight. Roast beef and > > mozzarella > > > cheese > > > > with spicy mustard on Greek bread. How's that for weird? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Tanya Mayer Photography wrote: > > > > > Well, as most of the list Aussies would recognise, my favourite is > > > cheese > > > > > and vegemite "sangas" (that's australian for sandwiches)... I also > > love > > > > > egg, mayo and lettuce, and vegemite cheese and lettuce... but that > > whole > > > > > mayo/peanut butter thing, man, that's just weird - i thought peanut > > > butter > > > > > and jelly (we call it JAM) sangas were bad enough... ;-) > > > > > > > > > > tan > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 5:48 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: OT-Totally OT but... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Okay, are we into strange (= different) food now? > > > > >> > > > > >>My mother used to make sandwiches out of thick sliced homemade > bread, > > > > >>slathered with homemade butter and liberally sprinkled with sugar. > > > > >>Sometimes brown sugar, with lumps in it. . . > > > > >>Back then, altho' I didn't really know it, we were as poor as church > > > > >>mice (height of the depression) and I got a lot of inventive meals. > > > > >>Like you, I just thought all Ohio country boys ate that way. > > > > >>I'd go to school and trade with classmates who (poor kids!) had > > > > >>home-cured pork and mayo sandwiches. > > > > >>Both of us felt we got a treat! > > > > >>And we did! Her mom wouldn't let her eat that way, had she known, > and > > my > > > > >>folks didn't have the money to get the pork. > > > > >> > > > > >>keith whaley > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>tom wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >>>>-----Original Message----- > > > > >>>>From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>>Most obviously, you've never HAD peanut butter and Mayo. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>Wow, someone else who doesn't think pbm is gross. My mom made these > > > > >>>for me as a kid, I always thought it was an Oklahoma thing. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>She would draw little messages in the mayo which I would look for > as > > a > > > > >>>little kid. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>tv > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > graywolf > > > > http://graywolfphoto.com > > > > > > > > "You might as well accept people as they are, > > > > you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
