View Single Post
  #42 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
Ophelia[_7_] Ophelia[_7_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 7,133
Default 101 Simple Salads


"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>>>I use Resto

>
> I have no real objection to people abbreviating words too long for their
> taste, so long as they don't expect me to follow their example.


Good grief! Why would I object?

I don't
> use "restro" or, in computing, "distro" for distribution.


That is a new one

I don't think
> those terms are Strine but Ozzies are fond of shortening words and adding
> a "Y" sound. "Barbie" for barbeque and "footie" for Australian football
> immediately come to mind and there are a lot more. The British terms
> "sammy" and "butty" also come to mind. As for spelling, I've tried a few
> simple variants on restaurant and my checker has always caught them and
> suggested the correct spelling.


I don't know sammy, but I do know 'sarnie'