Re: lith book & papers

["Rob Studdert" <audiob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 24 Mar 99, at 16:22, Bertha Adamson wrote:

> Just that in American English, a "Torch" usually means a big flaming
> stick, such as the villagers use to chase the monster through the woods in
> Frankenstein movies, or some device emitting a flame.  I could just
> imagine saying to my housemates, "I didn't mean to burn down the house - I
> was just checking the shadows on my lith print".  :-)
> 
> In the US, generally we refer to a handheld light-emitting battery-powered
> device as a flashlight. Although, I guess that, too, can sound rather
> scary. There are other vernacular differences but I found that one the
> most amusing.
> 
> 
> Bertha

Bertha,

Us Aussies must be a flexible lot, we have torches, flashlights and Mag-lites. 
But we don't have Color Film, yet. :-)

Cheers,

Rob Studdert
HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA
Tel +61-2-9554-4110
Fax +61-2-9554-9259
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