Like the lists of sayings, but most are not exclusively Aussie, but rather
idioms of the English language generally, as Tamara pointed out.
One of the first Aussies words a child learns is 'ta' instead of
thanks,....
"Ta" for thanks was one of the first words I learned as a child in Virginia,
Does anyone know derivation of "Ta Ta Tea" ? This was weak tea loaded with
milk and sugar served to children who were thought to be too young to drink
proper tea. When we asked for some we said " Ta Ta tea, ta. ta." That
translated to "Thank you for the tea."
In our part of the South, instead of saying, "Please pass the whatever" and
then," Thank you"
we just said, "Thank you for the salt (or whatever)"
Louise in Central Virginia
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