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Re: muzzies

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Thursday, September 27, 2001, 14:37
tristan alexander mcleay wrote:


> Well, I've never heard `muzzie', but in Australia, we say `mozzie' for > mosquito.
Well, the way you people warp your vowels, who could tell the difference? :-) Reminds me of the Australian abroad who wants his coffee at the end of the meal (i.e. /lait@/), and keeps getting it back with more cream in it. -- Not to perambulate || John Cowan <jcowan@...> the corridors || http://www.reutershealth.com during the hours of repose || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan in the boots of ascension. \\ Sign in Austrian ski-resort hotel