tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post1424039436688266075..comments2024-01-29T03:04:24.219+11:00Comments on Flinders Family Freer: It is all about language.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-36691334664889600342010-10-14T09:44:57.830+11:002010-10-14T09:44:57.830+11:00Tonight we are taking 2 French speaking boys, to S...Tonight we are taking 2 French speaking boys, to Scottish dancing on an Australian island, the mind boggles at the thought of all the translating that is going to happen!Barbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356146279347458771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-81074444711436734722010-10-13T10:06:33.708+11:002010-10-13T10:06:33.708+11:00Thanks, Flinthart. I often remember the quote but...Thanks, Flinthart. I often remember the quote but forget who exactly wrote it :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138682498522090332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-75831814714165488782010-10-13T09:34:58.913+11:002010-10-13T09:34:58.913+11:00Cheryl: it was Mark Twain, in reference to the USA...Cheryl: it was Mark Twain, in reference to the USA and England.Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-81365934526890086902010-10-13T05:22:30.100+11:002010-10-13T05:22:30.100+11:00What was it Oscar Wilde said? Something about two ...What was it Oscar Wilde said? Something about two cultures separated by a common language? :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138682498522090332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-65242961885276248722010-10-13T05:19:47.255+11:002010-10-13T05:19:47.255+11:00I have the same problem out here in the US. Somet...I have the same problem out here in the US. Sometimes people just stare blankly at me and sometimes they just raise their eyebrows and I realise I've said something strange to them. <br /><br />Buggered, as in Australia, means tired in my native Yorkshire. So does 'fagged out'. It's not my fault Americans turned that into something derogatory, yet I have to catch myself to avoid insult. It's a good job I stopped smoking, that's all I can say.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138682498522090332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-19208402161384432962010-10-12T14:51:02.391+11:002010-10-12T14:51:02.391+11:00Hi,
I have used the crook one in both senses of t...Hi,<br /><br />I have used the crook one in both senses of the word. In one case it is an adjective, (I'm crook!) and in the other it is a noun (He's a crook!).. I think anyway!..<br /><br />I got some strange looks from one of my South African friend when I came to work one day saying I was buggered. I had to explain then that in Australia Buggered can mean many things, but I was using the "Tired" definition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com