tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post8961810377780390227..comments2024-01-29T03:04:24.219+11:00Comments on Flinders Family Freer: Jumpin' jackAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-53781130676327679842010-03-11T12:12:54.892+11:002010-03-11T12:12:54.892+11:00ha ha ha! lovely post this.
Here, you don't l...ha ha ha! lovely post this.<br /><br />Here, you don't look for a parking, you look for a park! (Makes sense when you think about it)<br /><br />And if you ask for a packet, you do get blank stares. It's a bag, after all. "Divided by a common language" is very, very accurate! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-26815033305038087392010-03-11T06:46:24.180+11:002010-03-11T06:46:24.180+11:00KKR - and some of our words and expressions are ri...KKR - and some of our words and expressions are ridiculous when you actually think about them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-48329691968357276922010-03-11T04:04:49.110+11:002010-03-11T04:04:49.110+11:00We are divided by a common language.
When I was...<i>We are divided by a common language.</i> <br /><br />When I was in Australia, I found that Australian English and American English used different words for a lot of things. The differences weren't enough to make anything incomprehensible, but they were enough that I really had to think about what things meant sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-80980226767710366652010-03-10T20:51:53.572+11:002010-03-10T20:51:53.572+11:00Ian - it's a voyage* of discovery ;-)
*it'...Ian - it's a voyage* of discovery ;-)<br /><br />*it's that damp.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-17676877850282992602010-03-10T20:49:32.312+11:002010-03-10T20:49:32.312+11:00Francis - for me that's a bad idea at sea-leve...Francis - for me that's a bad idea at sea-level. I am always in too much of a hurry. And each unto their own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-9860748787473802442010-03-10T20:37:52.408+11:002010-03-10T20:37:52.408+11:00"Can we have some airtime for the cell please...<i>"Can we have some airtime for the cell please?"</i><br /><br />I didn't think that Tasmania's gaols were that dank and dreary that they needed airing. At least, not since they closed down Port Arthur. Oh well. You discover a new thing every dayReverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-1066034493530511272010-03-10T20:36:18.039+11:002010-03-10T20:36:18.039+11:00Milk in coffee is an abomination unto NugganMilk in coffee is an abomination unto NugganFrancis Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239588633595604498noreply@blogger.com