At 05:42 24/02/99 , Kathy wrote:
>Anecdote -- I sent an e-mail to a person in England, off list, using some
American slang for "thanks - I agree - great job" (I don't remember the
details). She wrote back, with a "huh?" I explained. It turned out that
whatever slang I had used meant exactly the opposite in England.....
>
>Shoulda used "good on ya ...." <g>
>
Nope, not to a Pom. That's an Australianism :-)
franko
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