Comments on: Ephemera http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2008/03/15/ephemera/ A blog by an opinionated mother of two, which might lie idle for a while sometimes. The blog, that is. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:09:34 -0700 hourly 1 By: Helen http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2008/03/15/ephemera/comment-page-1/#comment-4613 Helen Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:17:52 +0000 http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=489#comment-4613 Wrap yer eyeballs around that! Wrap yer eyeballs around that!

]]> By: Zoe http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2008/03/15/ephemera/comment-page-1/#comment-4611 Zoe Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:42:57 +0000 http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=489#comment-4611 Do yourself a favour! Do yourself a favour!

]]> By: Oz Ozzie http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2008/03/15/ephemera/comment-page-1/#comment-4603 Oz Ozzie Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:02:12 +0000 http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=489#comment-4603 Australians are good at picking up lingo from other countries. Including USA. But this doesn't mean we are accelerating towards US speech. We have a wide variety of interesting colloquialisms. I get reminded about this forcefully when I travel to USA for work, and have to deal with blank looks all the time. I heard Jimeon on this subject once - Australia is rather unique because there is hardly any accent difference around the country. Instead, the difference is expressed in sayings, and we are far more ready to adopt new ones. Australians are good at picking up lingo from other countries. Including USA. But this doesn’t mean we are accelerating towards US speech. We have a wide variety of interesting colloquialisms. I get reminded about this forcefully when I travel to USA for work, and have to deal with blank looks all the time.

I heard Jimeon on this subject once – Australia is rather unique because there is hardly any accent difference around the country. Instead, the difference is expressed in sayings, and we are far more ready to adopt new ones.

]]> By: Helen http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2008/03/15/ephemera/comment-page-1/#comment-4600 Helen Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:34:26 +0000 http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=489#comment-4600 <i>Have a squiz</i> is my favourite, I think. Isn't "check it out" from the US as well? It has been current here for a long time though. Have a squiz is my favourite, I think.
Isn’t “check it out” from the US as well? It has been current here for a long time though.

]]> By: Francis Xavier Holden http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2008/03/15/ephemera/comment-page-1/#comment-4599 Francis Xavier Holden Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:31:04 +0000 http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=489#comment-4599 " have a butchers" ” have a butchers”

]]> By: Francis Xavier Holden http://castironbalcony.media2.org/2008/03/15/ephemera/comment-page-1/#comment-4598 Francis Xavier Holden Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:30:25 +0000 http://castironbalcony.media2.org/?p=489#comment-4598 "have a squiz" or " have a dekko" or "check it out" slightly longer than "go, read" although perhaps not if comma is counted but less than “go and read it”. what about "read it" or "here" “have a squiz” or ” have a dekko” or “check it out” slightly longer than “go, read” although perhaps not if comma is counted but less than “go and read it”. what about “read it” or “here”

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