Maybe its a speech implodiment. When I worked at Alcatel here they all understood what it meant. Unlike open confusion at phrases like "prawn on the barbie", "she'll be right mate" and wanting to put your suitcase (luggage) in the boot (trunk)...
>Cheers, nice tips there shame yanks say soLder properly ;-)
Just like they are always referring to the "innernet"!
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Bob Bob wrote: > Maybe its a speech implodiment. When I worked at Alcatel here they all > understood what it meant. Unlike open confusion at phrases like "prawn > on the barbie", "she'll be right mate" and wanting to put your suitcase > (luggage) in the boot (trunk)...
> <grin>
> Cheers Bob W5/VK2YQA
Or a couple of gems about where to dtopmeportmate? or maybe goinforabeersport? said in the typical Qld clenched teeth drawl which apparently is a foreign tongue to people who cant understand the next state over / you ought to try working in the telecomms industry with a language all of its own
> Bob Bob wrote: >> Maybe its a speech implodiment. When I worked at Alcatel here they all >> understood what it meant. Unlike open confusion at phrases like "prawn >> on the barbie", "she'll be right mate" and wanting to put your suitcase >> (luggage) in the boot (trunk)...
>> <grin>
>> Cheers Bob W5/VK2YQA > Or a couple of gems about where to dtopmeportmate? or maybe > goinforabeersport? > said in the typical Qld clenched teeth drawl which apparently is a > foreign tongue to people who cant understand the next state over / > you ought to try working in the telecomms industry with a language all of > its own
Have heard quite a few telstra workers who have a speech impediment Sound like they are sitting under the overhead fan in Bombay
George W. Frost wrote: > "atec 7 7" <"atec 77"@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:hctjos$sa$1@news.eternal-september.org... >> Bob Bob wrote: >>> Maybe its a speech implodiment. When I worked at Alcatel here they all >>> understood what it meant. Unlike open confusion at phrases like "prawn >>> on the barbie", "she'll be right mate" and wanting to put your suitcase >>> (luggage) in the boot (trunk)...
>>> <grin>
>>> Cheers Bob W5/VK2YQA >> Or a couple of gems about where to dtopmeportmate? or maybe >> goinforabeersport? >> said in the typical Qld clenched teeth drawl which apparently is a >> foreign tongue to people who cant understand the next state over / >> you ought to try working in the telecomms industry with a language all of >> its own
> Have heard quite a few telstra workers who have a speech impediment > Sound like they are sitting under the overhead fan in Bombay
>>>> Always wondered that, when I met a Yankee woodwork teacher years ago >>>> he always called it sodder