On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:37:01 +0800, the infamous "diggerop"
toobusy@themoment scrawled the following:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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No problem at all. It's almost as if we are bilingual, with a language we
understand among ourselves, (almost with the makings of a dialect,) which
can prove confusing for others, along with speaking straightforward
English.
(It really is dying out though and I suspect, some of our unique Aussie
character with it.)

So you were taught English and slouched into Aussie, right? Got it.

Mate. I have to tell yer, The lapse was in using the Pommy version of
English instead of Strine.

But of course, _you'd_ think of it that way.

--
You know, in about 40 years, we'll have literally thousands of
OLD LADIES running around with TATTOOS, and Rap Music will be
the Golden Oldies. Now that's SCARY! --Maxine