en_?? [was Re: [Gllug] Proposal for next GLLUG meeting]

[Richard Cottrill]

There's also the ever-popular confusion over 'router', 'pants', and 'mad'
(to name but a few examples). Hilarity ensues.

Richard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk]On Behalf
> Of Pete Ryland
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 3:45 PM
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: OT: en_?? [was Re: [Gllug] Proposal for next GLLUG meeting]
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 03:27:00PM +0000, Vincent AE Scott wrote:
> > <rant>
> > you probably do to an american.  they seem to think that english people
> > are either ozzies or saffies.  god knows why, it's not like they're
> > speaking our language or anything.
> > </rant>
>
> You say that in jest, but daily I find it so amazing how different the
> (spoken) "languages" are.
>
> e.g. if you were to say "Are you alright?" in Australia, you should be
> expecting trouble.
>
> Pete
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