tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post1399721840617063550..comments2008-10-12T10:49:26.324+11:00Lillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-69515374922090582512008-10-12T10:03:00.000+11:002008-10-12T10:03:00.000+11:00lol Lilly..<BR/>this would have to be one of the funniest emails I've read....<BR/>you have such a great sense of humoUr!!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08308898926898440376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-37361184017819661072008-08-23T03:51:00.000+10:002008-08-23T03:51:00.000+10:00How in hell did I miss this one??!!! <BR/><BR/>This is one of THE best posts I've ever read. Oh Lilly Lilly Lilly, You are my hero. You are absolutely FAN-BLOODY-TASTIC!!! I am speechless.<BR/><BR/>#1. I agree with REDCHAIR..."who has so little to do that they actually take time to write you about spelling errors?" All that you offer us….and the poor soul has missed the whole boat.<BR/><BR/>#2. I knew the moment I read the title what was coming and I GRINNED. Crickys mate, any wanker knows that bloody Aussies and Yanks have two different spellings. I also noticed a lot of French words in Oz. Having lived in France I enjoyed that. <BR/><BR/>#3. I have never been one to give a rat's aspirator how anyone spells. I could care less. I LOVE diversity and uniqueness. Also spelling is not even on my list in terms of "seeing" someone. I could meet someone who can't even read or write and in every case I would find something AMAZING about them, something they knew and I didn't, an area where they were wise and understood things that I did not. I love that about life. If we look in others for only the things that we know, then we will miss MUCH. <BR/><BR/>#4 I am SOOOOOOOOO proud of you for the way you kept your cool. You matched the incoming energy "force for force". That doesn't mean one has to be nasty in return, but it does mean being strong and not letting someone walk all over us. You handled this like the truly classy and brilliant woman you are. <BR/><BR/>#5. I think it must take a certain low level intelligence to NOT see, upon one reading of your site, that you are a VERY VERY VERY VERY (LOL) smart, kickass, charismatic, dynamic gal. I've never met anyone like you; that's for sure. I probably never will....but I know this: if I come to OZ with my book, if it is at all possible we will have to "do lunch". To NOT do that would be a once in a lifetime opportunity missed. LOL And this is one bloody show I ain't missing, mate. <BR/><BR/>#6. I think while I am there I also better meet your "Mum". Now, I know where you get IT from. She is one dynamo! <BR/><BR/>#7 You made my whole day girl. God love you; the angels must be watching over you; that's for sure. Youse one of the special ones….and youse me mate, eh?!!! <BR/><BR/>G'day <BR/>Hugs and love, <BR/>Robin<BR/>: ) <BR/><BR/>PS Please forgive any spelling errors. The author will not be responsible for misspelled words, typos, offensive language, for being ALIVE!!!! Oh crap! LOLRobin Eastonwww.nakedineden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-75107470046005957852008-08-17T19:29:00.000+10:002008-08-17T19:29:00.000+10:00You are so funny.Incredibly funny.health articleshttp://www.healtharticles.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-39124324796929817142008-08-17T04:56:00.000+10:002008-08-17T04:56:00.000+10:00Dear Lilly,<BR/>You have a delightful blog and this is a funny post!<BR/>I'm all for different spellings...variety makes life so much more interesting.<BR/>Remind me to tell you sometime about my own spelling of "judgment" as "judgement" in the headline of an editorial I wrote when I was editor of the Portland Community College Newspaper - I thought I'd never hear the end of it!<BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog and for always being such a great supporter of mine.<BR/>Just to let you know that if you send me your address in Australia I would love to send you a couple of duplicate Pilates DVD's that I have on hand. My gift to you. (I was just going to put them in my garage sale.)<BR/>Just email me at judimoran@gmail.com.<BR/>Love you,<BR/>JloJudi "Jlo" Moran (2006)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16511234280507088760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-25360191375984422312008-08-14T05:39:00.000+10:002008-08-14T05:39:00.000+10:00As usual, you made me laff. However I have an Aussie spy in the company - Emily - who looks not unlike yourself, apart from the bloo face.<BR/><BR/>Well Emily tells me that you must be sort of posh, as you rite "my" mum, insted of "me mum" as she woz brought up to right. She also said that no "Westie" wood 'stamp their own take' but 'would piss all over it'<BR/>(she's very...earthy is our Emily)<BR/><BR/>And now onto the section that I'm sure your panting (pref' gold lycra) for....<BR/><BR/> The Kylie Report<BR/><BR/>It was reported in last week's Daily Mail that our heroine had been seen, knocking back the Fosters in a West London Pub.<BR/><BR/>My spies tell me that the landlord has now put up a sign, charging his locals £5. per go, to sit on the seat the singing budgie perched on, during her well publicised visit. It is further reported that the seat remains permanently hot - which is strange, because no one has taken up the offer as yet.<BR/><BR/>x<BR/><BR/>henry<BR/><BR/>ps: I must be the only person in the world however who spells, "Waggon" with 2 G'ssoulMerlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05122884470994244902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-91776391606768584712008-08-05T21:09:00.000+10:002008-08-05T21:09:00.000+10:00Hey Lilly,<BR/><BR/>That was a riot. I noticed the different spelling but since my sis has been in Europe for the past 30 or so years, I am used to seeing the different spelling. <BR/><BR/>I can't spell anything these days and am too lazy to use spell checker. When I am blog surfing I often run across sites that are devoted to complaining about grammar and spelling.<BR/><BR/>I want to post "Get a life!" <BR/>I think it's wonderful to be proficient in ones native language. Four thoze ov us hoo ar knot; thay knead two giv ua a brake! "Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12994938362948684230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-8433692038734892732008-08-05T09:18:00.000+10:002008-08-05T09:18:00.000+10:00@ Sarah - remember The Castle film? Thats our life...<BR/><BR/>@ Rocksnowhite - well done, you got most of this right! bonza means great, arvo means afternoon, being a bit of a dill means being a bit silly or stupid, spit the dummy means lose your cool or get upset and worth a blue means argue or have a fight. Thanks for dropping by - appreciate your comments. How is your writing going?<BR/><BR/>@ Cup is half full - oh that made me laugh then of course I know it was something I would do as well! Presentations - oh do I have some embarassing moments, some of which I have talked about on my blog. I would like to know how you managed, I would have said, Poo is the french derivative (sp?) for Pooh. Thanks for stopping by.Lilly's Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-44500055463134015122008-08-05T02:18:00.000+10:002008-08-05T02:18:00.000+10:00I once wrote a presentation for my company dealing with disney. I titled it the "Secret Life of Pooh". In a rush, I relied on spell checker to handle my many misspellings and typos. I ended up giving a presentation entitled "Secrete Life of Poo".The cup is half full of something I don't likehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11683679457196177381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-10125941898237135762008-08-05T01:34:00.000+10:002008-08-05T01:34:00.000+10:00If I were the reader that dared to comment on your spelling, I would turn into an ostrich and stick my head far underground after this post!<BR/>Thank God I'm not!<BR/>I must admit I still have to take wild guesses as to what some words mean: bonza, arvo, as well as some expressions as being a bit of a dill, spit the dummy or worth a blue, but found the post funny nonetheless, I tried to hear Steve Irwin reading it to me..<BR/>I suppose blower means phone and Pommie would be Brit. Please shed some light on the above, though. I am very curious as to what the words/phrases mean. As for the ending of your post, what a funny-witty-smart-you-go-girl punch line.<BR/>And yeah. I'm in fav of the British spelling by far. Besides, that's the true and first English that can set the standard on all of the other ones, right?rocksnowhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10295697182562604606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-19365827470925364212008-08-04T22:55:00.000+10:002008-08-04T22:55:00.000+10:00Tasha - thank you now I know even more about the differences. Your husband did well buying you that book - tell him thanks from me. Yes I think eventually everyone will move to the simpler way hopefully. Err yes I seem to see humour/humor in the simplest things - whether thats a good thing or not remains to be seen. But, I do like writing in that style. Hey do you think we should organise to do a meme where we have to introduce ourselves on our blog through video. That would be so cool would it not - I could do my Aussie slang in person. Tasha I bet you do not have a thick accent at all - it seems like it to you but if you went back to your birthplace they would probably say you had a thick American accent. Thanks for commenting. I ALWAYS love your value add truly. And I should add a postscript with what you said aobut making the spellings simpler.Lilly's Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-8887584651930082142008-08-04T20:08:00.000+10:002008-08-04T20:08:00.000+10:00You are too funny! I did wonder about the different spellings before also. Fortunately, a few years back when I was seriously contemplating about writing, hubby bought me some writing books and that was where I got educated about the difference between the British English and the American English. So when I saw how you spelled some of your words, I knew exactly that you, in Australia, must be using the British English. <BR/><BR/>I read in the book also that the reason of the different spellings is because when the Americans came out with their own dictionary, they had taken the most direct and most concise route to spell words as they are pronounced. So like in the case of colour, the Ameicans removed the "u" since it doesn't affect the phonetic or the pronunciation of the word. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I found this so hilarious. You always have this knack of wtiting "humourous" posts out of ordinary events. I just love your Aussie slang. My brain could read and pronounce the Aussie slang properly. But for some reason when I tried to vocalize it the way my brain was saying it, my tongue can't seem to get it right. Lol.<BR/><BR/>Your suggestion of a U-TUBE post would be so much fun, especially when you hear me with my funny heavy Filipino accent. LOL. You might not be able to understand me. It's funny though because when I sing, all that accent goes away. Hehe.tashabudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17707659728810975773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-78039076082113568822008-08-04T17:26:00.000+10:002008-08-04T17:26:00.000+10:00Bauty Newk! You my dear have a wicked sense of humor or humour whatever is the case. Too funny, made me laugh. Aussie slang, oh dear, even I am suffering from cultural cringe. To spell or not to spell that is the question.Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-81246663814168468212008-08-04T12:55:00.000+10:002008-08-04T12:55:00.000+10:00Hey Eric, well now you know in case you think your Aussie, English and sometimes Canadian readers can't spell. As for slang, well we do still use some expressions it's true but not many Aussies really sound like Steve Irwin did or Paul Hogan for that matter. Although Steve was exactly like that 24/7. No, you can't go wrong as long as you just keep writing it in the English you know. Understanding the differences is all that's needed. Language is wonderful isn't it? I suggested to Vikki from Redchair that it would be great if we all did a video post - we would be very surprised at how we all spoke I think. You just cannot tell with the written word can you? Thanks for dropping by. I appreciate it.Lilly's Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-70023583729239401942008-08-04T12:45:00.000+10:002008-08-04T12:45:00.000+10:00Redchair - this one kind of tickled my fancy and I had a bit of fun writing it. And did you notice we wrote about our mothers on the same day. My mother is my fountain of knowledge it is true. Anyway, I think the emailer was trying to be nice by pointing out something I may have been missing. Some people have time on their hands but he gave me an idea for a post because it made me think that maybe people really do not know about these things. I knew there was a difference but not the reasons why. When I lived in the UK there seemed to be millions of different accents all speaking English yet I couldnt understand a word. I think we need to do You Tube vidoes posts - because I think we would all have a laugh at our different accents! Maybe that could be a good blogging project too!! Accents are wonderful. And, while I have been known to say the odd Fair Dinkum and G'day (and you do not realise you say these things until you are overseas and people laugh)there are not many Aussies who speak like Steve Irwin did. Yes, it is indeed about the bigger picture and realising we are all different but at the same time so very much the same. The world is indeed a small one. And that is a great thing.Lilly's Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-77499639067116362492008-08-04T12:16:00.000+10:002008-08-04T12:16:00.000+10:00I laughed my way through your post. I, being one of the Yanks, had no idea there was a difference, other than accent, in the two languages. I suppose I will have to watch what I'm doing. <BR/><BR/>I love the Aussie Slang! That was great, I almost heard you talking, LOL. I couldn't put Steve's voice in place of your, but used his daughters for my imaginations sake.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully I don't make too many "social etiquette" mistakes.Eric S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13214969358950690069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339261543193718354.post-31192720130721481142008-08-04T11:18:00.000+10:002008-08-04T11:18:00.000+10:00Your so funny. Great Blog! I have a question for you: Isn’t it a sad note that someone has so little to do- that they actually take the time to write you about spelling errors? <BR/><BR/>One of the wonderful things about blogging is that you’re able to speak to people from all over the world. Of course there will be different interpretations of the word spellings and misspellings, but there’s a bigger picture that’s missed here. To be able to get know people from different countries, societies and cultures is a vast education in itself. <BR/><BR/>Your reader needs to think about her ‘social etiquette skills’ in blog comments.<BR/>Vikkiredchairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00843590983216729306noreply@blogger.com