Yeah, it's about as argot as you'll get!
In an Oz pub a group of mates will adhere strictly to a cardinal rule. That
is, each and every member of the group will, in rotation, buy a round of
drinks for the group. So, if one is a little tardy in finishing his beer he
will generally receive a well articulated, "Hurry up, mate its your shout!",
probably with some inserted missives of a purely colloquial nature.
John.
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In <18B69D7B7C1DCA4FA9EB45E8376FC8472F569F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, on
12/18/02
at 03:55 PM, Marc Lawrence <mlawrence@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
>Doesn't mean I won't shout you all a beer though!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Translate this, would you? Is it Aussie argot?
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