Must one be a trained linguist or merely a cunning one? On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 01:41 AM, David Silberstein wrote: > > [ Ahem! Editing of the To: & Cc:, please... Thanks. ] > > On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Philip Hart wrote: > >>> >>> 'strewth, mate! >>> >>> http://www.moxon.net/australia/drop_bears.html >>> >>> And 'ere Oi thawt Steve-o were an 'ungarian, nowt an Ozzie! >> >> >> Latin, gibberish, ... - I miss the good old days when this list used >> English. >> > > Do not attempt to use any Australian slang, unless you are a > trained linguist and good in a fistfight. > > -- Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, entry on Australia > http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A53650 >