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ZL1ANM > SLANG 30.09.04 12:44l 28 Lines 908 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : ZL1ANM18
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Subj: Re: Aussie and UK Slang sites!
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From: ZL1ANM@ZL1AB.#11.NZL.OC
To : SLANG@WW
>From: G4EBT@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
>To : SLANG@WW
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>There was a thread on packet a few weeks ago about the use of slang. There
>are a couple of excellent websites with very good links, covering slang,
>and more erudite stuff about the English Language.
http://www.chemistry.co.nz/kiwi.htm
Its a site giving translations of New Zealand terms and slang.
There are some errors, for example, the word "lorry" is almost never
heard in N.Z., the usual term being "truck".
Similarly, it is strange that "naff off", (take a) "shufti", and
"wellies" found their way into the list. These are British terms, and
I have never heard them used here. I concede that I live in Auckland,
which is regarded as a somewhat peculiar place by the rest of N.Z. :)
73 de Neil, ZL1ANM
in Auckland.
T4 1.5à24
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