Re: CHAT: "have a nice day"
| From: | Robert Hailman <robert@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 7, 2000, 22:37 |
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andrew wrote:
>
> Am 03/06 17:30 Robert Hailman yscrifef:
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> > To me, "Good day" suggests a proper Englishman of the 19th century who
> > is too proper to say anything other than "Good day, sir" when he gets
> > angry.
> >
> You have never had an Australasian address you with "G'day, mate", then,
> eh? And yes, we say "eh" as well.
>
I can't say I've ever spoken to an Australian who said that. My science
teacher was Australian last year, and didn't say it at all.
Most Canadians don't say 'eh?', that's only on TV, eh?
--
Robert