Debbie’s Comments (group member since Feb 01, 2008)

Debbie’s comments from the Language & Grammar group.

Mossies are mosquitoes (Aussie mossies are the size of jumbo jets)!
Aussies do add but to the ends of sentences, but. But Kiwis don't.
And scones are only called biscuites in America....they are scones everywhere else in the English-speaking world. A biscuit is round and flat and crisp....chocolate chippies for example! And we call 'em biccies down under.

I have bookcases all over....they are also wonderful for insulation!

Hollywood Wives

A bit like your winter scene M! I am going to come and visit ALL of you one day......

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Lots of people seem to pronounce it 'punkin'.....all over the world.

I ran across contumacious several years ago when I was engaged in family research. I had an ancestor who was burned at the stake by "Bloody" Mary 1st as 'a contumacious heretic'. His burning (with 2 other men' was described in Foxes Book of Martyrs.

Notre Dame

Hoo-boy!!

DNA

Aren't you glad he is not your new PM?!! It was very close!!

Not unless she has afternoon naps!

We call 'em budgie smugglers here....

Sweet F.A.

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That's an old one!

DNA

If I had to read a whole book of the first style my thudding heart would give up!

Nite NE...I am off to bed in order to recharge my educational batteries......

Beautiful and rare....

I'll have a plunger of Cafe L'Affare Primo thanks...2 sugars and milk. Those aren't TimTams are they Gabs? If there are some oatbran biccies I'd rather have one of those.