Originally Posted by MartinLuther

That would require hindsight.

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

I have hindsight, of Moneypenny's in fact

Originally Posted by moneypenny20

Of my what?

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

of your hind

Originally Posted by moneypenny20

Have you turned into a brown suede sofa then? That's the only thing that can see my hind at the moment

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

well I can't see the sun anymore so I presume you have got up from your couch

Originally Posted by JoanL

Actually doughnuts are what you see above the underwear, and below the crop top - a wonderful summer fashion here, where an ooze of flesh appears around the midriff of an often tattooed young woman, with a deeply sunken belly button with a ring through it...... a truly awful sight

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

no, but they do say "darta" for "data", which again is a very American way of saying it. They also say "Rowting" instead of the "Rooting" way to pronounce "routing", but this is to avoid confusion with the fornicating use of that term that they have. However they do contradict themselves with this pronunciation as many Aussies will also say "Root" when saying "which route did you take?"

Originally Posted by Tooterelli

Have you come across Ozzies saying meemo instead of memo (memorandum)?

Originally Posted by hawkshaw

Although as an Englishman I prounce data the English way, my Australian wife of course pronounces it 'darta'.

However as data is a direct lift from Latin, I would say the Aussie pronunciation is more correct.

Originally Posted by hawkshaw

The only person I have ever heard using the meemo pronunciation was a colleague back in England 15 years ago, and he was a Londoner.

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

well the latin way of pronouncing it would be how it is spelt, which is unlike either really. The first "a" should be pronounced the same way you would pronounce "mama"

Originally Posted by MartinLuther

So the Aussies and the Yanks have got it right then.

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders

well no, because they say "daaarrrrta", it should be a short sharp "a" as in "mama". You wouldn't say "marma"