Re: OT: Worcestershire sauce
| From: | Tristan McLeay <zsau@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 6, 2003, 21:24 |
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On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 10:25:22AM -0400, Tristan McLeay wrote:
> > Well, it wouldn't surprise me if it differed here and there. Americans and
> > their nooz an ohll...
>
> Would that be "news" and "oil"? Just checking. For me, "oil" is
> ['oi-jl=], but there are several folks around here who pronounce it "ohll"
> (like President Shrub).
'all', actually.
> Yes, I know; I was being facetious. Outback's "Australian training",
> if it exists at all, probably consists of being forced to watch "Crocodile
> Dundee" and several Foster's ads ('fOst@z. Ostr&lj&n f@ 'bij@.).
That's a funny pronunciation of 'Australian', looks decidedly American.
And 'beer', too.
--
Tristan <kesuari@...>
Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still
be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
-- Snoopy
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