Re: unfortunately, more

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On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Camille Scaysbrook wrote:

> Jason wrote:
> > Of course I'm feeling a little bit drizzy* today.  
> > 
> > * just learned this Aussie specific word.
> 
> Drizzy??? Who told you that one? I ask because I never heard it before in
> my life (then again, you gotta remember that Sydney to Perth is like New
> York to Russia - I'm always hearing such things).

Hmmm.  Heard it on NPR.  Coakie Roberts was interviewing the creator of a
new dictionary that has all types of English words from different dialects
of English (Aussie, Brit, American, Brooklyn, etc).  Drizzy was supposed
to be Aussie for frantic.  Oh well.

-j  

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