SUV to buy?

What appalls me the most is my 3yo has picked up a seppo accent due to
watching Austar. You'd think her Mum didn't talk - I know she does!

 

I think that what happens is a lot of people do the seppo accent as a
parody, and somehow get stuck in the groove - very easy to do, dude
<snigger>..... in your daughter's case, though, being as she is so young and
impressionable - almost a veritable tabula rasa (well, at 3, maybe
not!)....maybe she needs more Home Input!!!!!

betty

 

Yeah, and I wonder about those too. Just gives me the willies to hear
people say things like "go figure". Go figure what?

"Out of left field" without even knowing it's a baseball term.

Referring to dogs generically as "Fido" in advertising when I've never
ever heard an Australian call their dog Fido, etc.

Referring to footpaths as sidewalks, skipping ropes as jump ropes, etc.

Bring back Strine!

 

Sometimes they were twenty years ahead of their time...

Try the first two "News of the Future" items in the soundbyte below;
http://users.tpg.com.au/smokey61/stuff/laugh-19.wav

 

Eh? Are you saying that "Seppo" is Yank lingo?!!?

 

No. SUV.

 

But the bloke who had the "bad attitude toward Americans..." wasn't the one
who said "SUV".
Who were you actually talking about whan you said "..those who have a bad
attitude toward Americans are often the first to pick up their lingo..."?

 

I haven't had a run in one, but everyone who has seem to agree with what
you say.

Maybe I should add that to my list, for when I get really old and
silly...... along with the I-Convert.

Yup!

regards,
CrazyCam

 

The Americanism that grates most on my ears, and eyes in print, is the use
of the word 'fit' where fitted should be used. "I got the new part and it
fit perfect".

Theo

 

You were just moving it to where Jodie wouldn't see it, eh?

Theo

 

perfectLY..... <grin>

How about "it was SO fun" and "it's not that big OF a (insert noun here)
??? aaargh!

betty

 

Hehe, got ya. I typed perfectLY and then realised it wasn't the American
way.

Theo
Who has been reading too many books by US authors lately.

 

Just multitasking, Johno sweetie......

betty

 

Subaru Forrester GT. Heaps of room, cheap to run, goes like stink.

Fraser

 

Sube looks to much like a wagon, no style or class

Room in back seat is tight

Dont want to be assocoated with doofdoof WRX brand

Overpriced brand

Cheers

M/P

 

My backyard?

Theo

 

It had better be a very small boat then.

Theo

 

Is that the Dark Side of the Moon?

Theo

 

"depends on the time of the month"

Moike

 

It's a periodic thing?

Theo